Human Rights Officer (TJO)

Org. Setting and Reporting

• This position is based in Amman, and is located in Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD), Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). The incumbent will report to the Head of Monitoring.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Plans and coordinates activities related to thematic and country mandates on human rights, including from a gender perspective.
• Conducts substantive research and analysis of human rights and international humanitarian law issues/events and assesses their impact on the human rights situation in assigned region or country.
• Collects and analyses human rights data and indicators in country/region of assignment, including gender-specific data and indicators.
• Prepares briefings, summaries of information gathered, and analytical documents as required
• Provides support to sub-commissions, commissions and other bodies; follows-up on implementation of decisions rendered by policy-making bodies.
• Ensures human rights and humanitarian law issues, including their gender equality dimensions considerations, are integrated into political, humanitarian and economic efforts and programme.
• Defines work plan for area assigned in accordance with established terms of reference.
• Assists country military and police to develop and implement a training program in the field of human rights, international humanitarian law, democracy and the rule of law, with attention to gender perspectives.
• Coordinates field verification work through periodic visits; follows up on different cases and situations verified by the national human rights officers.
• Ensures that information collected is properly documented, in accordance with standard OHCHR methodology.
• Represents UN human rights programme at working level meetings.
• Contributes to capacity-building efforts on human rights in region/country of assignment.
• Writes a variety of reports, communications, briefings, statements, etc., including to policymaking bodies.
• May provide guidance to new/junior staff.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or related field. A first-level degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required. Out of the five years, at least two years of experience in a conflict or post conflict setting is desirable. Experience in human rights monitoring is desirable. Experience of international humanitarian law and its application is desirable. Experience in drafting official reports and communications is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/242605?language=en