OHCHR Human Rights Officer Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs

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OHCHR Human Rights Officer Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

OHCHR Kenya looking for “Human Rights Officer”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before May 01, 2024.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) or the United Nations Human Rights Office, is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations that works to promote and protect human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. The office was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 1993 in the wake of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights.

The OHCHR has published a job vacancy announcement on April 03, 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Human Rights Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

OHCHR Job Vacancy 2024

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 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. • 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.

Position in Organization:

Job Opening ID: 228901
Job Network: Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family: Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level: Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Department/Office: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted: Apr 2, 2024
Deadline: May 1, 2024

Qualification:

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 work 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 in a conflict or post-conflict setting is desirable.
Experience in supporting Human Rights Mechanisms is desirable.
Experience in drafting technical assistance projects is desirable.

Languages

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