HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER, P4

Overview

The Human Rights Officer will lead the Civic Space team within the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sudan. The role focuses on monitoring human rights implementation, coordinating data collection, and providing advice to strengthen human rights systems.

Key Responsibilities

• - Lead and coordinate the monitoring of human rights and international humanitarian law implementation.
• - Coordinate and manage the collection, documentation, and quality control of evidence-based information on rights.
• - Lead the production and substantive review of human rights reports, briefings, and communications.
• - Lead the provision of substantive advice and technical support to national and/or regional counterparts.
• - Lead the design and delivery of human rights capacity-building programmes.
• - Lead the provision of substantive advice to civil society on human rights integration.
• - Advise UN leadership and UN partners on human rights integration.
• - Lead engagement with youth networks to advocate for youth rights.
• - Support strategic direction and provide policy advice to prevent discrimination.
• - Promote Human Rights through leading advocacy and outreach activities.
• - Lead and coordinate partnership building and creation of new partnerships.
• - Manage and coordinate the activities of the team, including hiring, training, and task assignment.
• - Plan and manage required resources to implement responsibilities, projects, and activities.

Required Experience

A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in human rights or related areas is required. Relevant experience may include, but is not limited to political affairs, public affairs, international relations, law, social sciences, economics, development, humanitarian affairs, or other related areas. Planning, organising, and coordination skills in a large multi-stakeholder environment is required. Knowledge of international human rights law, norms, and standards is required. Skills in drafting human rights reports, policy, and other documents is required. Skills in designing, delivering, and evaluating capacity-building and training programmes are desirable. Skills to integrate a human rights-based approach, leave no one behind, gender equality and women's empowerment into all areas of work are desirable. Knowledge of human rights monitoring, documentation, analysis, research and reporting methodologies, including planning, coordinating and conducting field missions is desirable. Knowledge of regional and international human rights mechanisms is desirable.

Qualifications

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human rights, law, political science, international relations, social sciences, economics, public policy, sustainable development, humanitarian affairs or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

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