Overview
The Human Rights Officer will review, monitor, and evaluate activities related to the implementation of international human rights instruments, particularly the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The role supports treaty-established bodies and extra-conventional mechanisms, and prepares relevant reports.
Tasks Summary
- Reviews, monitors and evaluates activities relating to the implementation of international human rights instruments, particularly the UN Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights, including recommendations of treaty bodies and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council.
- Supports the work of treaty-established bodies and extra-conventional mechanisms and special procedures.
- Prepares relevant business and human rights parts of reports and notes on the status of ratification of human rights instruments, etc.
- Works with UN and non-governmental programmes in the country/region to integrate business and human rights, including their gender dimensions in their programs; helps design and implements the human rights program and designs the organization and focus of the evaluation.
- Ensures up-to-date information regarding substantive matters in the field of human rights and makes recommendations on actions to take.
- Makes contact with other sectors of the UN, other international organizations and governments on coordination and policy matters; brief representatives and provides, as appropriate suggestions and recommendations.
- Serves as team leader with responsibility for carrying out, in consultation with the Chief of the Section, work coordination and administrative functions relating to the staff, planning and budget.
- Represents the Office at relevant events, activates network of business and human rights practitioners and responds to external queries regarding business and human rights standards.
- Trains and supervises new/junior staff.
- Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Experience Requirements
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required. Experience in working with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is required. Experience in engagement with the business sector is required.
Qualification Requirements
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or related field. 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.
