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Associate Human Rights Officer

Human Rights Monitoring and Investigation
Internal/External Announcement

About Human Rights Monitoring and Investigation

Purpose of the Job:

To support in the day-to-day activities of monitoring and investigation activities and projects.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist investigation of human rights complaints assigned to him/her, 
  • Support to decisions in consultation with coordinators and Senior Human Rights Officers. 
  • Assist in monitoring of places of detention and draft reports
  • Contribute to human rights monitoring during emergencies 
  • Support in Proposing areas for systemic investigation and refer them to thematic functions in consultation with the coordinator 
  • Participate in managing partnerships and relationships with stakeholders 
  • Assist in conducting research on human rights issues as appropriate 
  • Contribute to input revisions of guidelines, manuals, and tools 
  • Perform other related duties as assigned by executives. 

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Women candidates and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply
  • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written exam and interview
  
Education  MA/BA Degree Law, LLM, Human Rights Law, International Law.
Experience

Zero years of experience for MA holders.

2 years relevant experience or  6-12 months participation on Young Leaders Program (Internship Program)

Other RequirementsComputer literate.  
Knowledge of Amharic is required.
Knowledge of other local languages is advantageous.