Global Witness - Breaking the links between natural resources, conflict and corruption
Global Witness Vacancy - Senior Climate Campaigner
Briefing Document – 08/02/2010
This is an advocacy based campaign on climate change and energy security. It has an initial focus on campaigning for governments to publicly acknowledge the oil supply crunch and to catalyse action to address it via safe renewable energy alternatives. We are looking for someone who positively welcomes fluid and responsive campaigning and who understands the opportunities of being involved in the early stages of a campaign. The post, based in London, will take a lead role, working with two of the Founder Directors, to shape and implement Global Witness' new Climate Campaign. The aim is to build up the campaign team over the next three years and the right candidate will relish the challenge of building a highly effective campaigning team.
The right candidate will be able to demonstrate creativity and dynamism in international advocacy as part of their senior level campaigning experience. They will enjoy the challenge of being part of a new campaign within an organisation that has a track record in developing dynamic and successful international campaigns. Ideally they will have a working knowledge of the politics around climate change. They will need to be scientifically and numerically literate and have a proven experience in managing research and in the writing and production of reports and other documents.
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Latest Publications
September 2010
Global Witness stands by findings on Sudanese oil data
Global Witness today refuted claims that it had apologized for the findings of its September 2009 report, Fuelling Mistrust, on the lack of transparency in Sudan's oil sector. The organisation said that although very important commitments on improving transparency were made recently by the Government of National Unity (GoNU), the full disclosure of oil revenue data and the results of an independent audit remain necessary to prove the concerns were unfounded.
August 2010
Global Witness welcomes Norwegian government disinvestment from predatory loggers Samling
Global Witness welcomes the Norwegian Government Pension Fund's decision to disinvest from the notorious Malaysian timber giant Samling. Global Witness has previously exposed illegal logging by Samling in Cambodia as well as evidence of legal breaches by two Samling-associated companies in Liberia.
Global Witness welcomes new commitment to transparency in Sudan
Global Witness has participated in a landmark seminar on oil revenue transparency in Khartoum, organised by the Sudanese government and attended by foreign oil companies. We welcome the commitment to increase transparency, including an audit of the oil sector and publication of key production and revenue figures.
Global Witness applauds RBS penalty over terrorist financing
Global Witness welcomes the decisive action taken by the UK financial regulator, the FSA, which has fined the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) £5.6 million for failing to check whether its customers were on the UK terrorist sanctions list.
Campbell testimony shines light on blood diamonds and the importance of international justice
Global Witness is attending the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in The Hague as supermodel Naomi Campbell is called to testify. The event offers a useful reminder of the role of natural resources in funding conflict, and of the importance of pursuing justice for the victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
