OHCHR Senior Human Rights Adviser Jobs 2021 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. OHCHR Nigeria programme looking for “Senior Human Rights Adviser”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 04 November 2021.
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.
OHCHR Senior Human Rights Adviser Jobs 2021
The OHCHR has published a job vacancy announcement on 07 October 2021 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Human Rights Adviser to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
| Recruiter | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |
| Position | Senior Human Rights Adviser |
| Location | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least ten (10) years |
| Application Deadline | 04 November 2021 |
OHCHR Job Vacancy 2021
Org. Setting and Reporting: This position is located in the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinators (UNRC) in Nigeria (Abuja). The incumbent reports to the UN Resident Coordinator and to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights through the Chief of the Africa Branch, Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in close cooperation with the OHCHR Regional Representatives for West Africa in Dakar.
Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC), and the functional support and guidance of the OHCHR, the Senior Human Rights Adviser (HRA) will be responsible for the following duties:
- Supports the UNRC and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in integrating human rights into their programmes and activities, in particular the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and other key strategic planning tools, including by building UNCT capacities to apply a human rights-based approach to their programmes and activities, conducting situational assessments and a mapping of UNCT capacities and needs, facilitating country level coordination and acting as a resource person in programme activities implemented by the UNCT;
- Advises the UNRC and the UNCT in developing strategies and programmes to build and strengthen national capacities and institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, based on assessment of national context, capacities and priorities and facilitate access to specific human rights expertise, including by drawing from human rights resources and tools available;
- Supports the UNRC and the UNCT in promoting human rights as a common UN value and upholding international norms and standards through advocacy and awareness-raising;
- Where applicable, advises on integrating human rights in the humanitarian response and post-crisis recovery under the direction of the RC/Humanitarian Coordinator, should a humanitarian emergency be declared in the country of assignment and provision of support and advice to the Protection Cluster as requested;
- Upon request, and under the direct supervision and guidance of the UNRC, provides advice, training and technical assistance to the Government and other national stakeholders with a view to further catalyzing coordinated UN responses in order to strengthen national capacity for the promotion and protection of human rights, including follow up to recommendations from the human rights mechanisms;
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in law, political science, international relations or related field is required. 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.
Experience:
- At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience at the national and international levels in the field of human rights, with development and/or humanitarian experience, is required.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required.
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply OHCHR Senior Human Rights Adviser Jobs 2021
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The Closing Date: 04 November 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.ohchr.org |
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