Associate Human Rights Officer, NOB
Overview
The Associate Human Rights Officer will monitor the implementation of international human rights law and humanitarian law, collect and analyse human rights information, and support capacity-building activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor the implementation of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and support follow-up on recommendations from human rights mechanisms.
- Collect, document and analyse evidence-based information on civil, cultural, economic, social and political rights.
- Conduct human rights monitoring and field verification missions, and draft substantive analytical reports.
- Support fact-finding and investigative missions documenting violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.
- Draft, review and contribute to human rights reports, briefings, legal and policy analyses and other communications.
- Provide technical research and substantive support to advisory processes with national counterparts.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of human rights capacity-building activities.
- Support and promote transitional justice processes.
- Provide research, coordination and follow-up support to treaty bodies, special procedures, the Universal Periodic Review and commissions of inquiry.
- Support the delivery of training programmes and workshops.
- Prepare and update training materials.
- Supervise the activities of junior staff.
Required Experience
A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible experience in human rights or related areas is required. Relevant experience may include, but is not limited to political affairs, public affairs, international relations, law, social sciences, economics, development, humanitarian affairs, or other related areas. Ability to mobilize support from a wide range of partners and stakeholder is required. Programme management skills is required.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human rights, law, political science, international relations, social sciences, economics, public policy, sustainable development, humanitarian affairs or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree is required.