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May 6, 2005

Announcement for the position of Executive Director of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Application deadline: June 1, 2005

The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) was founded in March 2003 by a group of human rights advocates, scholars and lawyers. It seeks to remedy a deficit in the systematic, objective, and analytical documentation of human rights violations committed in the Islamic Republic of Iran since the 1979 revolution.

The IHRDC is an autonomous and strictly non-partisan organization. It is not affiliated with any political group and is aimed solely at the impartial documentation of human rights violations in accordance with international standards. The IHRDC focuses on serious violations of human rights, such as murder, torture, unlawful imprisonment, enforced disappearance, sexual violence, persecution on political, religious or gender grounds, and conduct of similar gravity, when committed on a widespread or systematic scale, corresponding to the definition of crimes against humanity in international law.

The Center is located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Board of Directors consists of: Owen Fiss (Chair), Yale Law School; Reza Afshari, Pace University; Ramin Ahmadi,Yale School of Medicine; Payam Akhavan, Yale University; Roya Boroumand, Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation; Maryam Elahi, Trinity College; Roya Hakakian, Writer; Martha Minow, Harvard Law School; Bruce Shapiro, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma; and Frederick Streets, Yale University Chaplain.

The Center is seeking an Executive Director who will be charged with the following responsibilities:

a.. Manage the center's budget, finances, and staff; coordinate the general administration of all incoming information and potential evidence in all forms and for all levels of confidentiality.

b.. Supervise the compilation of international information received; define, prioritize, and direct legal research projects; supervise the development of procedures and guidelines for the establishment of the Center's database; supervise the development of a training curriculum and volunteer training program in order to insure the proper taking of testimony; participate in field activities.

c.. Interact with relevant authorities, such as governments, inter-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, the media, and academic institutions.

d.. Oversee the publication of selected documents on the IHRDC web-site for educational and research purposes; prepare the Center's activity reports as well as topical reports on designated human rights issues.

Salary and Benefits:
Salary will range from $70,000 to $100,000 based on experience. Position offers excellent medical and dental benefits, four weeks vacation, a basic life insurance policy, and a tuition reimbursement program.

How to Apply:
Please send resume with 2-3 references, and an indication of when available to start.

Applications are due by June 1, 2005. Farsi is not required. Prior experience in investigating human rights violations and managing a non-profit organization is highly desirable. All applications should be sent or faxed to:

Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Attention: Neda Shahidyazdani
Secretary of IHRDC Search Committee
129 Church Street, Suite 304
New Haven, Ct 06510
Fax number: (203) 772-1782
www.iranhrdc.org/

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