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Join Our Team
Development Director
Building on strong momentum, PJI seeks a Development Director who will develop, lead, and implement a comprehensive fundraising and institutional partnership strategy to sustain and grow PJI’s programmes. This is both a strategic and hands-on role, and requires an experienced development professional who can diversify and expand PJI’s funding from all available sources including foundations, individuals, aligned corporations, government agencies, and intergovernmental organizations.
In year one, the Development Director will work to sustain and surpass PJI’s average revenue of $530,000/year. This currently includes: the management and renewal of approximately $430,000 of existing contract and foundation funds, and the cultivation and renewal of approximately $100,000/year from individual donors.
This is a newly created position and we look forward to working with the new Development Director to assess current capacity, determine robust but reasonable goals, and refine expectations.
Working closely with PJI’s Co-Executive Directors and the PJI Board Development Committee, the Development Director will initially be responsible for all fundraising activities; as the organization expands its revenue base, the role may have the opportunity to shape and grow a development team.
We are looking for someone who shares PJI’s values of kindness, equity, respect, and integrity; is deeply committed to helping victims and survivors access justice close to home; seeks to challenge power imbalances in philanthropy; and is creative, thoughtful, and principled. We seek a partner to join together with us, to be part of our vibrant, committed team.
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PJI is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, multicultural work environment. People of colour, women, people with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. PJI especially encourages people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply.
Legal Fellowships
Sponsored Legal Fellowships for Recent Graduates
PJI regularly seeks candidates with excellent written and oral communication skills and a keen interest in PJI’s mission to apply for legal fellowships with PJI’s sponsorship. Ideal candidates have a demonstrated interest in international human rights law or international criminal law and are completing their final year of graduate law study (such as JD or LLM students), judicial clerks, or recent law graduates with an LLB and equivalent professional experience.
In coordination with other members of the PJI legal team, a legal fellow conducts factual and legal research relating to situations where PJI works or is considering working and assists with planning and executing trainings and other capacity-building work with local partners. Additional duties may include strategic interventions, community outreach, coalition building, writing and publishing reports, planning and participating in public meetings, legislative research, and social media engagement.
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PJI is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, multicultural work environment. People of color, women, people with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. PJI especially encourages people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply.
Legal Internships
Summer Internships for Law Students
PJI welcomes applications from students completing a graduate degree in law (such as a JD or LLM) or with an undergraduate degree in law (such as an LLB) with equivalent professional experience to serve as interns for a 10-week period from (roughly) June to August each year. Exceptional law students who do not meet all of these qualifications perfectly may be considered. These positions are unpaid and work from home. Although the substance of the work that a legal intern does will depend greatly on our project needs at the time of the internship, much of the work will involve legal research and writing. Please be aware that much of our work is related to domestic litigation in various jurisdictions. As a result, research assignments may relate more often to evidence, procedure, and domestic law than to matters of international crimes or human rights law.
Download a pdf version of the job description.
PJI is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, multicultural work environment. People of color, women, people with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. PJI especially encourages people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply.
Volunteer Positions
As a small non-profit organization, PJI relies on the help of volunteers and pro bono professionals who are dedicated to advancing justice for victims and survivors of atrocity crimes. We are grateful for volunteer support from students, professionals or retirees.
On occasion, we also work with lawyers, non-legal professionals, and other volunteers on a pro bono basis on more limited and discrete projects. This includes appellate work, foreign language translation, country monitoring, research, fundraising, marketing, IT/tech, web and graphic design, and administrative assistance.
If you are interested in providing pro bono support to PJI, please email probono@partnersinjustice.org with the subject line “Volunteer at PJI.” We will get in touch with you as appropriate opportunities arise.
Institutional Partnerships
PJI partners with outside law firms, investigation firms, law clinics, and others who provide significant pro bono resources to help PJI advance justice for victims of atrocities crimes in their home jurisdictions.
If your institution may be interested in providing pro bono support for PJI’s work, please email probono@partnersinjustice.org.
Donate
Your support ensures that we can continue to work with national practitioners and bring justice to the survivors and victims of the most serious crimes in their own countries.