Overview
The Project Officer - Human Rights will provide coordination and technical support to the National Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (NCHR) for the implementation of the Huqooq-e-Pakistan II project. The role aims to strengthen human rights governance at national and sub-national levels.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide structured coordination and technical support to the Office of the Chairperson, NCHR.
- Strengthen coordination between NCHR headquarters and its provincial offices.
- Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with key stakeholders.
- Facilitate effective communication, planning, reporting, and systematic follow-up.
- Support the planning, prioritising, and tracking of project activities.
- Facilitate preparation of briefing notes, background materials, and talking points.
- Coordinate follow-up on decisions and action points.
- Provide technical inputs to initiatives led by the Chairperson’s Office.
- Support consolidation of institutional priorities into structured workplans.
- Maintain organised documentation of meetings and correspondence.
- Facilitate regular communication and information exchange between NCHR headquarters and provincial offices.
- Support harmonisation of planning tools, reporting templates, and implementation approaches.
- Consolidate inputs, progress updates, and reports from provincial offices.
- Coordinate provincial-level consultations, workshops, and capacity-building activities.
- Identify coordination gaps and propose mechanisms to improve information flow.
- Support tracking of provincial-level implementation milestones.
- Support the development and maintenance of working relationships with relevant government departments, civil society organisations, academia, private sector, and development partners.
- Support the development of strategic partnerships with the private sector.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement in consultations, policy dialogues, and institutional strengthening initiatives.
- Support mapping of key stakeholders and coordinate engagement strategies.
- Participate in and contribute to technical and coordination meetings.
- Support the preparation and monitoring of annual workplans and activity plans.
- Track progress against agreed outputs and indicators.
- Compile and analyse data for results-based reporting and donor submissions.
- Draft narrative progress reports, briefing notes, and knowledge products.
- Track implementation of key GANHRI recommendations and promote south-south cooperation.
- Facilitate the sharing of regional and international good practices.
- Ensure systematic follow-up on agreed priorities and action points.
- Contribute to documentation of lessons learned and best practices.
- Ensure gender aspects are integrated into all project proposals.
- Assist in ensuring equal opportunities for female staff.
- Support adherence to UNDP policies, procedures, and social and environmental standards.
- Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned.
- Undertake any other activities assigned by the Social Inclusion Specialist or senior management.
Required Experience
- Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in project implementation, monitoring, coordination, and engagement with stakeholders.
- Prior working experience with National Human Rights Institutions in the areas of human rights, business and human rights, coordination and/or partnership development.
- Experience and a good understanding of government structures and procedures at the federal government level.
- Experience in report writing, briefs, and analytical skills.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in International Relations, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Business Administration, Operations, Social Sciences, or related field is required.
- OR A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above fields in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
