How to Apply:
To apply, please download the application form and job description and then upload your completed application form to our website.
Please note that cover letters, CVs and other documents cannot be considered for this role and should not be submitted. We are also not able to accept applications via email.
The closing date for applications is 23:59 GMT 25 October 2026. We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we identify a suitable candidate, so early applications are encouraged. We aim to provide an update within two weeks of receiving an application.
The Role:
The Southeast Asia Regional Fellow will support casework and advocacy across Southeast Asia in line with the team’s strategic goals. This is a new role, designed to respond flexibly to emerging needs. The Fellow will be responsible for managing day-to-day work in Southeast Asia, in collaboration with the Malaysia Fellow.
The Southeast Asia Regional Fellow will lead day-to-day casework in Indonesia, Thailand, and Lao PDR, while supporting the Malaysia Fellow to assist with strategic litigation and advocacy in Malaysia. The Fellow will contribute to the development of legal strategy, assist defence counsel in active cases, prepare legal and advocacy materials, and strengthen relationships with lawyers, civil society partners, and other key stakeholders. In addition to working in our current priority jurisdictions, the regional fellow will be responsible for staying abreast of regional trends and developments, generally, as well as for the purpose of identifying strategic opportunities for engagement.
The Southeast Asia Regional Fellow will lead advocacy on client cases and broader efforts to reform capital sentencing frameworks and advance abolition of the death penalty. This will include developing advocacy strategies, drafting briefings and submissions, engaging with decisionmakers, and representing clients before domestic and international institutions where appropriate.
The Fellow will also support investigations, data collection, file management, mitigation work and stakeholder engagement, contributing to both individual case outcomes and wider systemic reform.
As an integral member of the Southeast Asia death penalty team, and the Fellow will work closely with the Head of the team, the Lead Lawyer, the Malaysia Fellow, and colleagues across Reprieve’s global death penalty projects.
The Fellow will be a trusted member of the team, providing support on case strategy, research, project management, administration, and operational delivery. Excellent project management skills are essential to ensure projects assigned to the Fellow are completed on time and in line with Reprieve’s ethos and values. Reprieve’s work is funded by grants, and the Southeast Asia Regional Fellow will be required to contribute to reporting and ensure that outputs and objectives are fulfilled. Therefore, experience with international donor reporting would be an advantage.
Excellent research and writing skills are also essential for this role. The Fellow will be responsible for answering questions of law and legal practice and advising the team on legal strategy. They will also be responsible for liaising with court officers and thus should be familiar with court procedures and rules.
To further the abolition of the death penalty in Southeast Asia, the Fellow will proactively seek to exchange knowledge with the different teams at Reprieve as well as from expert partners with whom they will foster relationships in Southeast Asia and the wider region.
Essential for this role are a positive, proactive attitude, a degree in law or a related field, criminal casework and advocacy experience, a great ability to multitask, ability to use initiative and work independently, a willingness to work collaboratively and constructively, and a passion for Reprieve’s work and for facilitating rule of law and human rights projects in Southeast Asia.
Terms:
This is a Southeast Asia-based role. The Fellow will be comfortable working remotely and communicating frequently and professionally with colleagues in London and elsewhere. Given the international nature of the role, reasonable flexibility in working hours will occasionally be required, including outside normal office hours and during travel.
Extensive travel may be required regionally for this role, and the Fellow must be comfortable with this requirement.
This role is offered on a freelance consultancy basis and does not constitute employment with Reprieve. The Fellow will be responsible for any taxes, fees or other obligations associated with working as an independent contractor.
The Fellow will be responsible for providing their own equipment, including a suitable computer, internet connection and any other resources required to carry out the services.
The Fellow will operate as an independent contractor and nothing in this engagement is intended to create an employment, worker, agency or partnership relationship between the consultant and Reprieve.
