{"id":39507,"date":"2018-03-13T14:20:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T12:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=39507"},"modified":"2018-03-13T14:20:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T12:20:54","slug":"legal-research-job-open-secrets-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/legal-research-job-open-secrets-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"Legal and Research Job at Open Secrets 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Open Secrets is a newly established nonprofit organization working on issues of economic crime and the link to human rights with a focus on the financial sector in Southern Africa. Open Secrets uses research advocacy and the law to hold people and institution who abuse power to account.<\/p>\n<p>Open Secrets seeks to appoint a legal and research intern to be based at Community House in Salt River, Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>Duration: Six months from 1 April 2018 (exact start date negotiable)<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nResponsibilities:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undertake research on historic and contemporary economic crime in South Africa<\/li>\n<li>Legal research and analysis<\/li>\n<li>Read, summaries and archive related books, articles, and documents<\/li>\n<li>Write reports as well as related occasional articles for our website and social media platforms<\/li>\n<li>Assist in managing advocacy and media (including social media) around Open Secrets investigations and litigation<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with our partners in civil society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Requirements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A committed team player with a strong work ethic and a commitment to social justice issues, integrity and collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Strong organizational skills<\/li>\n<li>Strong research and writing skills<\/li>\n<li>Studies in a related field (law, politics, history, economics, etc.) are preferable. This position requires a legal background<\/li>\n<li>Strong command of basic Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Interest and engagement in social media for activism<\/li>\n<li>Historically disadvantaged applicants are encouraged to apply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Closing date: Wednesday, 14 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply, submit a CV, a copy of relevant qualifications, copy of an unedited written work and contact details of at least one referee to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:researcher@opensecrets.org.za\">researcher@opensecrets.org.za<\/a><br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0\u00a0Cape Town<\/p>\n<p>This is envisaged as a full-time position but could be structured as a part-time commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the outcome of the application process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Secrets is a newly established nonprofit organization working on issues of economic crime and the link to human rights with a focus on the financial sector in Southern Africa&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[198,374],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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