OHCHR Forensic Pathologist Jobs 2022 – Uganda NGO Jobs. OHCHR Uganda looking for “Forensic Pathologist“. Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before Nov. 29, 2022.
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 Forensic Pathologist Jobs 2022
The OHCHR has published a job vacancy announcement on Nov. 17, 2022 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Forensic Pathologist to be based in ENTEBBE, Uganda.
| Recruiter | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |
| Position | Forensic Pathologist |
| Location | ENTEBBE, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | Nov. 29, 2022 |
OHCHR Job Vacancy 2022
Description of duties
Within delegated authority the Forensic Pathologist, will be responsible for the following duties:
- Visits and analyses violations and crime scenes, photos, videos and other materials gathered to determine the likely cause of wounds/injuries or death.
- Provides advisory services and technical support in relation to forensic examinations and collection of forensic evidence and medical documentation including for sexual and gender-based crimes, including on maintaining the chain of custody on all forensic evidence collected.
- Collects ante mortem data for the purposes of identification of human remains and organizes a system for matching post mortem data.
- Determines the cause in case of sudden, violent, or unexpected death and prepare accurate, comprehensive and concise reports as to his/her findings.
- Offers possible reconstruction of events and advises in medico-legal issues concerning the manner of injury or cause of death of cases researched, level and cause of harm, including cases of sexual and gender-based violence, including psychosocial harm, approximate age and manner of death.
- Advises the Team and the authorities on the handling of mass/communal graves promoting both the humanitarian and criminal justice requirements.
- Accompanies the Team and Experts for interviews of victims of violence and conducts examinations in order to analyse the likely cause of the wound / injury and produce related medical reports.
- Maintains the confidentiality of all information received or obtained with respect to his/her assignment including through careful logging, safekeeping and preservation of all records and files.
- Submits a final report including findings and recommendation together with all the files and records to the Coordinator of the Commission.
- Writes a variety of reports, communications, briefings, statements, etc., including to policymaking bodies.
- May provide guidance to new/junior staff.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST, P4 (Temporary Job Opening)
- Job Code Title: FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST
- Department/Office: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Duty Station: ENTEBBE
- Posting Period: 16 November 2022 – 29 November 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Natural and Life Sciences-OHCHR-195203-J-Entebbe (R)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Advanced degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in forensic pathology, medicine and related field. A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Qualifications in forensic pathology is required.
- A minimum of 7 years of combined professional experience as a forensic pathologist or a medical doctor at the national and/or international level is required.
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required.
How to Apply OHCHR Forensic Pathologist Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=195203
The Closing Date: Nov. 29, 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.ohchr.org |
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