Protection Coordinator – South Asia

Front Line Defenders is an international organisation based in Ireland that
works exclusively for the protection of human rights defenders at risk. Human rights defenders are people who
are persecuted because of their peaceful work for the rights of others. Front Line Defenders provides
practical help through protection grants, physical and digital protection training, lobbying, advocacy and
campaigning.

Role responsibilities

Key duties include:

• Connect with human rights defenders at risk, while applying intersectional
  lens, and establish and sustain secure communications with them;
• Provide rapid response to cases of human rights defenders at risk,
  including but not limited to through the urgent appeal system;
• Provide expert input to Front Line Defenders' advocacy, visibility,
  capacity building and protection grants programmes;
• Support on activities and strategies to ensure outreach to women and
  non-binary human rights defenders and overall gendered analysis of their experiences as defenders;
• Identify, undertake or collaborate on research on a range of protection
  related issues and gap areas;
• Develop contacts and liaise with relevant regional and other organisations
  with regard to Front Line Defenders' work for the protection of human rights defenders in the
  region;
• Close daily collaboration and workload prioritization with the regional
  team (staff working on Asia from different FLD teams);
• Lead and coordinate overall annual planning of activities in the
  region;

For further information, please view:

https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/protection_coordinator_-_south_asia_jd_july_2026.pdf

Salary & Benefits

• €52,962 – €72,886 per annum
• 26 annual leave days
• Pension
• Paid Health Insurance
• Income Protection & Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Scheme (EAP)
• Monthly Well-Being Provisions

Requirements

Interested applicants must have:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work in
  English and fluency in at least one other regional language;
• Ability to deliver accurate and objective written information in a high
  pressure environment dictated by the need to respond urgently to threats against human rights
  defenders;
• Knowledge of key human rights trends in the region and their impact on
  human rights defenders and their movements;
• Ability to demonstrate a nuanced understanding of contexts in which local
  HRD communities operate;
• Ability to work well with a wide range of people from different cultures,
  backgrounds and experiences, with empathy and clear boundaries;
• At least some knowledge of key practices and trends in the area of
  resiliency and well-being for both HRDs and their advocates;
  knowledge of digital security tools and trends in areas related to freedom of expression, online
  threats and relevant policies.
• At least 5 years of experience working with a diverse range of human rights
  defenders;
• Experience with a wide range of defenders, and a strong understanding of
  the gendered and other risks women human rights defenders and LGBTIQ+ defenders face;
• Experience with drafting reports, conducting research and any other tasks
  where analytical writing skills are required;
• Experience working with diverse teams, especially in emergency
  settings.

Closing Date

Applicants must submit their applications (CV) by 4pm
(local Irish time) on Tuesday, 11th August 2026 via the ‘Apply Now’ button as per
FLD vacancies page: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/recruitment-volunteering