Overview
The Human Rights Associate will assist in monitoring, fact-finding, and reporting on the human rights situation in Colombia, with a focus on human rights defenders.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in monitoring, fact-finding and follow-up activities in relation to the situation of human rights defenders in Colombia through field monitoring missions, dialogue with state authorities and non-state actors, networking with human rights defenders and following individual cases.
- Contribute to regular reporting on the situation of human rights defenders, with special attention on women human rights defenders and areas related to the fight against impunity, including identification of regional trends, patterns of attacks, early warning analysis and regular internal and external reports.
- Provide support in capacity building and advisory services to the Specialized Unit for the investigation and prosecution of crimes against human rights defenders of the Attorney General Office and other relevant state institutions.
- Ensure the timely entry of accurate and verified human rights cases into an established database; conduct quality control and deliver statistics and trend reports as required.
- Ensure a gender mainstreaming with an intersectional perspective.
- Identify key contacts and opportunities for strategic partnerships to facilitate communication.
- Assist the Office to transmit and spread its mandate.
- Perform other duties as required.
Required Experience
- Human rights monitoring and reporting is required
- Good knowledge of institutional mandates, policies and guidelines related to human rights.
- Good knowledge of and exposure to a range of human rights issues to include approaches and techniques to address sensitive problems.
- Capacity of research, analysis, discussion and drafting.
- Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
- Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment.
- Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.
- Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.
Qualifications
Master's degree in law, political science or international relations, preferably with a specialization in human rights and/or international humanitarian law.
