Deputy Director, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
Human Rights Watch · Multiple Locations Considered
Posted 8 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 8 days Human Rights Watch's roles stay open a median of 22 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 23% of Human Rights Watch's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Human Rights Watch
- moderate 3 stale, 0 reposted of 13 open
- Hiring momentum
- 21 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Human Rights Watch's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Human Rights Watch.
About this role
The Deputy Director for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights at Human Rights Watch will lead initiatives focused on health, social security, and labor within a new division. This role involves managing a team, developing and implementing strategies, conducting rigorous research, and advocating for human rights issues, while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Human Rights Watch as an employer.
What you need
- Graduate degree or equivalent experience in economic, social and cultural rights or environment and human rights
- Minimum of seven years of relevant work experience overseeing research and advocacy on ESC rights
- At least four years in a management role
- Deep knowledge of health, labor, social security, and environment using the international human rights framework
- Experience conducting on-the-ground human rights investigations
- Management experience supervising a team of researchers
Nice to have
- Experience managing in a large organization
- Fluency in a second language
- Experience working with local organizations and movement partners
What you get
- Competitive salaries
- Comprehensive employer-paid benefits
- Relocation assistance package
- Assistance in obtaining necessary work authorization
Worth weighing
- No specific salary listed for locations outside the U.S. and Canada
- Role involves significant travel domestically and internationally
- Position requires managing stress and resilience of staff, which may impact work-life balance
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