UNAIDS Adviser – Human Rights and Law Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. UNAIDS Nigeria looking for “Adviser – Human Rights and Law”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 03 December 2022.
The mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to HIV and AIDS that includes preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support to those already living with the virus, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV and alleviating the impact of the epidemic. UNAIDS seeks to prevent the HIV/AIDS epidemic from becoming a severe pandemic.
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UNAIDS Adviser – Human Rights and Law Jobs 2022
The UNAIDS has published a job vacancy announcement on 15 November 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Adviser – Human Rights and Law to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
| Recruiter | United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) |
| Position | Adviser – Human Rights and Law |
| Location | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least 5 years |
| Application Deadline | 03 December 2022 |
UNAIDS Job Vacancy 2022
Main tasks and Responsibilities of the Position: Reporting to the Country Director, the Advisor, Human Rights and Law supports country offices’ efforts for law reform, based on human rights centered approaches in the HIV response. This post, like all ERA posts, includes a focus on key populations, customized to respond to the country context and epidemic, and to match the focus of the post (i.e. gender equality posts include a focus on women and girls living with HIV, women key populations, human rights posts include a focus on the rights of people living with HIV and key populations, youth posts include a focus on young people living with HIV and young key populations etc.)
He / she / they has the following key responsibilities:
- Builds and sustains alliances and strategic relationships with United Nations partners covering the country, including but not limited to the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, and with national mechanisms, civil society organizations and networks for strategic advancement of national human rights standards and responses, real-time knowledge sharing and support for national-led responses to emerging HIV-related human rights emergencies.
- Supports and engages with United Nations-wide human rights initiatives and strategies present in the country, as delegated.
- Builds partnerships with legal operators, academia, and other influential actors that play critical roles in legal review and reform at the country level, to advance human rights for people living with and most affected by HIV.
- Provides advice in the areas related to decriminalization, human rights, and law and supports institutional mechanisms to ensure mainstreaming of human rights advice and expertise.
- Provides supports to human rights monitoring and emergency response to rights violations in the country.
- Leverage the role of the national partnerships to end HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the country.
- d-Provides expertise to country processes for the completion of the Global AIDS Monitoring report, specifically on matters related to laws and policies.
Qualification:
- University degree in law at any level, with advanced degree at the master’s level in law, policy, public health or related field.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of professional experience at the national and international levels in the area of law and human rights advocacy, programming, policy analysis and law/policy/regulatory reform.
Other Details
- Vacancy No.: UNAIDS/22/FT105
- Duration of contract: 2 years
- Contract type: Fixed-term Appointment
- Grade: NO-C
- Duration of contract: 2 years
- Languages: Proficiency in English.
How to Apply UNAIDS Adviser – Human Rights and Law Jobs 2022
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The Closing Date: 03 December 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click Here to View |
| Official Website | www.unaids.org |
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