France Director

FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY
France Director
Advocacy Department
Paris Office
Application Deadline: 23 August 2026

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking applicants for the position of France Director to develop and implement advocacy and media engagement strategies before the French government and its key organs and institutions, on the full range of countries and foreign policy issues addressed by the organization, including those dealt with by EU institutions. Serving as a key advocacy and communications strategist, the France Director will ensure the highest standards of quality and efficacy for HRW’s diverse advocacy and media efforts and help transform HRW’s research into concrete improvements in human rights practices within France, or in its foreign and security policy, or by leveraging its influence within the UN, EU, and other multilateral institutions of which France is a member.

The successful candidate will function as our link to policy- and decision-makers and the media on our global portfolio of issues, as well as on domestic human rights concerns. In advance of the 2027 elections, we are seeking an effective leader, strategic thinker and compelling communicator to lead HRW’s advocacy and media in France. They will also oversee our Paris office, work directly with HRW’s France Works Council, and build a culture in which staff from a broad range of