OHCHR Human Rights Officer Jobs Kenya 2024
OHCHR Human Rights Officer Jobs Kenya 2024: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced latest Job vacancy in Nairobi, Kenya. You can apply to the job before the Application deadline Oct 2nd, 2024. Before applying we suggest read the job description very carefully and also requirements about this position.
Position Quick Info
- Job Opening ID: 241108
- Job Network: Political, Peace and Humanitarian
- Job Family: Human Rights Affairs
- Category: Professional and Higher Categories
- Level: P-3
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Department/Office: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Date Posted: Sep 3, 2024
- Deadline: Oct 2, 2024
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
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 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.
Provides support to sub-commissions, commissions and other bodies; follows-up on implementation of decisions rendered by policy-making bodies.
Ensures human rights 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 national stakeholders, to develop and implement training programs in the field of human rights, international humanitarian law, democracy and the rule of law, with attention to gender perspectives.
Supervises field verification work through periodic visits; follows up on different cases and situations verified by the regional offices.
Represents UN human rights programme at working level meetings.
Directs capacity-building efforts on human rights in region/country of assignment.
Writes a variety of reports, communications, briefings, statements, etc., including to policy-making 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 area.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required.
Experience working with an international organisation in a development context is required.
Experience integrating human rights in a program is required.
Experience working on human rights issues related to the African region or similar field contexts is desirable.
Experience in human rights monitoring, reporting and capacity building and implementing technical cooperation projects is desirable.
Languages:
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat.
For the positions advertised, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.
Knowledge of French is desirable.