Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Center for International Sustainable Development Law is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

INVITATION TO APPLY

DEADLINE: 1 October 2016

Are you interested in how economic, human rights and environmental law come together for just and sustainable development? Would you like to learn more about cutting-edge international researchand educational initiatives? Would your studies or practice benefit from new legal analysis,

experiences, and networks?

Apply now for a pro bono legal research position in the international Legal Research Group of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), an independent international legal research center. Join law and graduate students from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, McGill, Stanford, Montreal, Costa Rica, Nairobi, Hanoi, Manila, Chile and other institutions to gain access to new experiences, opportunities and professional development, and to build excellent new research and communities of practice in the fields of environment, development, economics and law.

Successful candidates will join an international network with the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge legal research projects on law and policy related to: climate change; biodiversity & biosafety; natural resources governance; trade & investment; human rights & poverty eradication; health & hazards; and governance, institutions & accountability.

Upcoming projects and publications include…
* Compiling a Sustainable Development Law on Climate Change Paper Series,and supporting Climate Law and Governance Day (CLGD) as well as official side-events at COP22/23 to the UNFCCC
* Assisting an international legal research and training project on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), including Biodiversity Law and Governance Day (BLGD) an official side-event at COP13 to the UNCBD
* Editing a new book on sustainable development in the Chicago Conventionon aviation (with CUP)
* Drafting the authoritative legal Commentary on the UN FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
* Supporting a new international legal research project on innovative lawsto implement the UN Biodiversity Convention, the Ramsar Convention onWetlands, the Convention on Migratory Species, and the Convention onInternational Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
* Joining a legal research project on the sustainable use of biofuelsacross the Americas
* Leading an international legal research project on assessing andimplementing sustainable development obligations in new regional tradeagreements (with CUP)
* Editing a new textbook on human rights and climate change
* Editing a Legal Working Paper and Workshops Series on legal aspects of indigenous sustainable management of natural resources, leading to a new book on the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (with CUP)
* Leading a research project on the involuntary hospitalization of thementally ill
Creating new online sustainable development law courses and developingsustainable development law course materials, and much more…The Legal Research Group is global, and research group members are basedeverywhere in the world, including in the developing and developedcountries of Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East.

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Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Center for International Sustainable Development Law

Center for International Sustainable Development Law is a company in the Research Coordination industry that hires remote workers from South Africa.

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