We are hiring! – Open Secrets Strategic Litigation Unit
Are you an advocate for social justice, accountability and transparency? Are you keen to work with a small team of investigators and civil society activists?
Open Secrets is hiring three outstanding candidates with legal qualifications to join our small, dedicated team based in Cape Town (Head of Legal Unit, Lawyer and Legal Intern). This is an opportunity to contribute to efforts to hold corporations and individuals profiting from economic crime to account, use the law to challenge private sector impunity, and seek redress for the victims of human rights abuses linked to economic crime and ultimately create a more just society. We’re a small team that works closely together, values sharing thoughts and ideas, and is committed to equality and solidarity. At Open Secrets we use investigative research, advocacy and the law to hold people and institutions who abuse power to account.
At Open Secrets we use investigative research, advocacy and the law to hold people and institutions who abuse power to account. See more at:
www.opensecrets.org.za | Twitter: @OpenSecretsZA | LinkedIn: Open Secrets ZA
These are envisaged as full-time positions based at Community House in Salt River, Cape Town. The Open Secrets team is working a mix of in-office and remotely for the foreseeable future.
How to apply:
Submit a covering letter, resume, copy of relevant qualifications, a recent unedited writing
sample, and contact details of at least three referees, by 5pm on Sunday 10 October 2021.
Please send your application to: jobs@opensecrets.org.za
The subject line of your e-mail should clearly state the position you are applying for:
1.Head of Unit
2.Lawyer
3.Legal Intern
Applications via other social platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn etc.) will not be considered.
Kindly note that applications missing any of the required information will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the outcome of the application process.
