Business & Human Rights Legal Adviser

Country: Cambodia Organization: Global Rights Compliance Closing date: 12 Nov 2026 Note: This position is contingent upon funding approval. General Background GRC are policy makers, lawyers and development experts dedicated to promoting accountability and strengthening justice systems through the application of international law. With ongoing operations in some of the world’s most complex legal and security environments, Global Rights Compliance continues to provide specialised legal expertise, policy solutions, and strategic advisory services to uphold justice and strengthen the rule of law globally. In Cambodia, GRC works with trade unions and civil society organisations to strengthen labour rights accountability in the garment and apparel sector. It supports garment workers and their representatives to document and monitor labour rights violations, and to use that evidence to secure remedy through domestic mechanisms, supplier and brand engagement, and international accountability routes. Alongside monitoring, the project delivers awareness-raising, community building and tailored legal aid. We are seeking a BHR Legal Adviser to join our team. The BHR Legal Adviser is GRC’s in-country legal lead for the programme in Cambodia. The role will work closely with Cambodian trade unions, civil society organisations, and legal aid centres to turn worker-reported evidence into effective routes to remedy. The role combines legal research and analysis on Cambodian and international routes to remedy; hands-on support to partners on monitoring and documentation for legal aid centres, and engagement with suppliers, international brands and government stakeholders. Furthermore the role will design and deliver training, contribute to advocacy objectives and help the team track and report on program results. Full / Part-time: Fixed-term contract (2 years) Location: Phnom Penh (with regular domestic travel) The Role: • Support and contribute to the ongoing development of the team’s work by identifying potential areas for future activity and collaboration, consistent with strategic priorities. • Support trade union and CSO partners to collect, verify and use worker-reported data on labour rights violations. • Support partners in analysing monitoring data to identify patterns, priority cases and systemic issues. • Translate documented cases into legal briefs, complaints, supplier and brand engagement and advocacy outputs. • Conduct legal research and jurisprudence reviews on Cambodian routes to remedy, including the Labour Law, the Trade Union Law, the Arbitration Council, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training dispute resolution and inspection processes. • Link international and regional business and human rights standards and international due diligence laws and forced labour import bans to Cambodian compliance mechanisms. • Review and draft legal briefs, submissions and accountability tools on business-related labour rights violations, access to remedy, documentation and investigation. • Provide legal guidance to legal aid centres and partner lawyers on case strategy. • Coordinate day-to-day with trade union and CSO partners and support their capacity on legal and documentation work. • Engage suppliers, international brands and government stakeholders, including through brand grievance mechanisms and multi-stakeholder initiatives. • Plan and deliver launch events, roundtables, briefings and other advocacy activities. • Design and deliver workshops, training courses and mentorship for workers, union representatives, legal aid staff and other stakeholders in Khmer and English. • Ensure materials are practical, gender-responsive and adapted to the local context. • Make regular visits to legal aid centres to meet field staff and workers and support casework and monitoring. • Apply do-no-harm principles across all activities, including informed consent, protecting the identities of workers and union members and secure handling of personal data. • Monitor retaliation and security risks to workers, partners and staff, and escalate concerns promptly under GRC’s safeguarding and security policies. • Support GRC’s team to collect and track data against the program’s indicators and contribute to narrative reports, workplans and other donor-requested materials. • Bring local context, stakeholder insight and knowledge of administrative procedures to team planning. • Work closely with GRC colleagues across a multicultural, partly remote team to deliver on time. Your Background • 6+ years of experience in labour rights, business and human rights, or related legal practice. • Qualified with a law degree, LLM or other postgraduate qualification in human rights, labour or international law or equivalent is desirable. • Strong working knowledge of Cambodian labour law and dispute resolution. • Knowledge of international labour rights and business and human rights frameworks and how they apply to the garment and apparel sector. • Practical experience working with trade unions, civil society organisations, businesses and government institutions on labour rights or corporate accountability. • Demonstrated understanding of the risks facing workers and union representatives in Cambodia and experience working safely and confidentially in a sensitive environment. • Experience designing and delivering training and workshops. • Experience applying gender-responsive approaches, including on gender-based violence and harassment at work. • Proactive and practical, anticipates problems, proposes solutions and can break a strategy down into workable steps. • Flexible and willing to support deliverables beyond the core remit when needed. • Well organised and able to manage competing urgent demands. • Fluency in English and Khmer, both written and verbal skills. • Admission to the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia is desirable. • Experience with worker-led monitoring, documentation or investigations including handling sensitive data is desirable. • Experience working on donor-funded projects, including activity planning, indicator tracking, narrative reporting and coordination across multiple partners is desirable. • Experience engaging with international garment brands, suppliers and other business actors on labour rights violations, remediation and human rights due diligence is desirable. • Familiarity with brand grievance mechanisms, multi-stakeholder initiatives and due diligence laws is desirable. • Access to Cambodian legal databases and repositories is desirable. How to apply Please submit your CV and a short cover letter (in English) to by the 12th November 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Note: This position is contingent upon funding approval.