Human Rights Officer - UNDP
- Contract Duration: 1 Year with Possibility for extension
- Locations: Gaza, Palestine, State of
- Apply Before : 07/19/2023, 06:59 AM
- Vacancy Type" Fixed Term
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Information-gathering on the human rights situation in the oPt, including interviewing victims and witnesses and including from a gender perspective;
- Analysis of specific cases as well as human rights trends in the oPt based on international human rights and humanitarian law;
- Drafting reports and communications as required; contributing to periodic reports; providing ad hoc briefing notes and oral briefings on the situation of human rights in the oPt;
- Working closely with representatives of international, Palestinian and Israeli NGOs, of civil society at large and individuals on matters concerning the promotion and the protection of human rights, including on specific individual cases and on the use of international human rights mechanisms;
- Assisting in the inter-agency liaison for co-ordination of the human rights and humanitarian work of the UN Country Team and the Humanitarian Country Team, including mainstreaming human rights within the work of the UN in the oPt;
- Assisting in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of training and other activities in relation to Human Rights Education and international human rights standards and mechanisms for a broad range of beneficiaries;
- Assisting in providing adequate support to visits to the region by independent human rights experts and OHCHR missions;
- Performing additional tasks as required.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Education:
- Advanced University degree preferably in law, political science, international relations or other
- disciplines related to human rights or development.
- A combination of relevant Bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university
- degree. Legal training would be a strong asset.
Experience:
- Excellent knowledge of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.
- Demonstrated skills in interviewing victims, gathering information on and documenting cases of human rights violations and broader trends in human rights, with experience in human rights monitoring and reporting desirable.
- Exposure to a wide range of human rights issues, including knowledge of techniques to address sensitive issues. Good analytical and drafting skills.
Computer skills:
Good command of operational systems and office applications (Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook). Knowledge of database management is an asset.
Language Requirements:
Excellent Arabic and English (written and spoken) is required