Moot Coach (Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot 2022)

Deadline date: Midday on Tuesday 1 March 2022

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY 

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY 

The Faculty of Law Mooting Officers are seeking to appoint a coach to advise and support Oxford’s team competing in the 14th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot 2022. The moot is organised by the Centre for Human Rights, based at the University of Pretoria, with the support of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.

The preliminary rounds of the moot will take place online. Should the team progress to the in-person advanced rounds, the coach will be expected to accompany the team to Geneva. The team will consist of two students, who will be selected based on their performance at the Blackstone Human Rights Moot 2022.

Selection Criteria

This work is ideal for a research student with a strong interest in human rights law, but is not restricted to graduate students in the Faculty of Law. Applicants with experience in mooting and excellent organisational and communication skills will be preferred, and applicants must be able to support an online moot.

Outline of Role

The responsibilities of the coach include but are not limited to:

  • participating as a judge in the Blackstone Human Rights Moot 2022 to be held in a hybrid format on 4 and 5 March 2022
  • providing the team with general instruction on the basics of human rights law, research sources, and methods;
  • providing general advice on memorial writing and oral advocacy techniques;
  • organising and recruiting judges for participation in practice moots;
  • managing the moot budget;
  • supporting the team through all stages of the competition; and
  • other organisational and administrative responsibilities for participation in the competition.

Duration and Work Hours

Total number of hours of work available: up to 53 hours

Start date: 4 March 2022

End date: 21 July 2022

Reporting

The coach will report to Dr Hayley Hooper and Dr Luke Rostill, who are the Law Faculty’s Mooting Officers.

Eligibility

This role is open to current graduate students (with a background in law) in the University of Oxford and the hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students at the Faculty of Law (8 hours per week in total or a reasonable average over the term of appointment).

Rate of Pay

Each coach will be paid at Grade 6, point 1, which equates to £15.60 per hour plus holiday pay of £2.67 per hour.  

How to Apply

To apply, please send your curriculum vitae and a cover letter, which should detail your mooting experience, organisational experience, and interest in human rights law and mooting, to mooting@law.ox.ac.uk  by 12 noon on Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Informal enquiries may be emailed to mooting@law.ox.ac.uk.

 

Graduate students in the Faculty of Law may work up to 8 hours per week, or a common sense average across the year.

Work must not commence without a letter of engagement and a right to work check having been carried out.

Approval of the Associate Dean for Research Students is required for any graduate student to work for their supervisor.

 

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