Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Coach

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 24 February 2023

The Faculty of Law Mooting Officers are seeking to appoint a coach to advise and support Oxford’s team competing in the 15th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot 2023.  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 team will consist of two students, who will be selected based on their performance at the Blackstone Human Rights Moot 2023.

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

• Participating as a judge in the Blackstone Human Rights Moot 2023 to be held on 3 and 4 March 2023.  The rounds on the 3rd will be online and the Grand Final on the 4th will be in-person.
• 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 Hours

Working hours: a total of up to 53 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the Supervisor.

Start date: 3 March 2023

Date by which the work must be completed: 21 July 2023

Reporting

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

Requirements

• Excellent organisational skills are essential.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Knowledge of and interest in human rights law is desirable.
• Experience in mooting is desirable.
• Experience in moot judging is desirable.  

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 coach's travel, accommodation, and subsistence will be covered by the Law Faculty's Human Rights Moots budget).

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 within the Law Faculty. It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK (with the exception of any work carried out in Switzerland should the team progress to the advanced rounds). 

Rate of Pay

The work will be paid at £16.49 per hour (including the exceptional non-consolidated uplift for 2022-23), which equates to University Grade 6, point 1, on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.

In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.

Funding

This opportunity is funded by the Law Faculty 'Human Rights Moots' budget (budget code - BA0004-S5451).

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 Friday, 24 February 2023.

Enquiries about the project are welcome, and may be addressed to mooting@law.ox.ac.uk. General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.