Chief Human Rights Strategy Officer at Amnesty International USA

***Note: Applications will be reviewed and responded to until the position is filled. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible by February 28 in order to be considered for initial interview rounds.***Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the global organization’s presence in the United States. We engage people in the U.S. to fight injustice all around the world, while we also work to protect people’s human rights here in the U.S. Amnesty International USA has more than a million members and activists in all 50 states, who are part of a larger global movement of 10 million people in 150 countries. We are a democratically governed, grassroots membership organization, which means that our members vote on key policy issues and elect our Board of Directors. Some of our members are experts on specific human rights issues, parts of the world, or advocacy areas, and they serve as volunteer leaders. Others are volunteer leaders of local or student groups in towns, universities, states, or regions of the country. Amnesty International USA’s elected Board members, staff, and members work together to lead the organization.Job SummaryThe Chief Human Rights Strategy Officer (CHRSO) will join the Executive Team (E-team) of AIUSA, reporting to the Executive Director, at a time when our work has never been more urgent, both domestically and globally. As the head of AIUSA’s Strategy and Impact department, the CHRSO will oversee and guide AIUSA’s government relations and advocacy, marketing and communications, research and programs, and campaign/crisis response teams to deliver human rights influence and impact in the United States and around the world. Partnering closely with the Executive Director and other members of the E-team, the CHRSO will develop and bring to life compelling and impactful operational plans to realize our Strategic Framework, ensuring the organization is leveraging its strengths to protect and advance human rights in the United States and around the world. This is a highly collaborative role, and the CHRSO will also have the opportunity to work closely with Amnesty’s International Secretariat (IS) and colleagues around the world to ensure collaboration and cohesion across joint priorities, as well as with AIUSA’s Movement Building and Member Engagement department to strengthen and harness our people power across the United States.Our ideal candidate has a robust background in human rights, is an outstanding leader of people and teams, has a strong executive leadership toolkit, and brings a clear track record of successfully leading ambitious, impactful visions and strategies for impact. Essential Responsibilities: Areas of Leadership & Key QualificationsExecutive & Organizational Leadership:Translate AIUSA’s Strategic Framework into clear, prioritized, budgeted, and integrated plans across the Strategy and Impact Department and, in partnership with E-Team colleagues, across the whole organization.Lead effectively through sustained complexity and crisis, strengthening rapid-response capacity while maintaining long-term strategic discipline.In partnership with the Movement Building and Member Engagement (MBME) team, align staff-led strategy with member activism and engagement to maximize human rights impact and build people power.Serve as a trusted deputy and thought partner to the Executive Director on human rights strategy and high-stakes decision-making, global movement dynamics, and organizational positioning.As a member of the Executive Team, collaborate with peers and the Executive Director to steward organizational vision and impact, engage actively in organization-wide decision-making, risk management, Board engagement and accountability, and lead our organization to be more antiracist, think in intersectional ways, and be values-driven.Act as a two-way conduit for communication, representing departmental perspectives to the E-Team and conveying organizational, Board, membership, and leadership priorities to Strategy and Impact staff, while fostering a collaborative culture.Key Qualifications:Senior organizational leadership experience in a mission-driven organization, with a track record of translating strategy into measurable impact.Enterprise-level experience with budgeting, planning, Board engagement, and decision-making.Proven strategic integrator able to connect research, advocacy, campaigns, communications, and movement-building.Systems thinker with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and time horizons simultaneously.Ability to make difficult, values-driven decisions under pressure.Exceptional relationship builder across staff, members, boards, donors, and external partners.Demonstrated ability to embed inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) into strategy, operations, and culture.Strong change management expertise, including both “nuts and bolts” implementation and the human dimensions of organizational change.Commitment to continuous learning