Associate Human Rights Officer

Job Description

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 Requirements

• Computer literate.
• Knowledge of Amharic is required.
• Knowledge of other local languages is advantageous.

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