OHCHR Human Rights Officer/Legal Adviser Jobs 2022 – Uganda NGO Jobs. OHCHR Uganda looking for “Human Rights Officer/Legal Adviser“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) may apply on or before Nov. 17, 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 Human Rights Officer/Legal Adviser Jobs 2022
The OHCHR has published a job vacancy announcement on Nov. 16, 2022 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Human Rights Officer/Legal Adviser to be based in ENTEBBE, Uganda.
| Recruiter | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |
| Position | Human Rights Officer/Legal Adviser |
| Location | ENTEBBE, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | Nov. 17, 2022 |
OHCHR Job Vacancy 2022
Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer/Legal Adviser will be responsible for the following duties:
- – Advises the team on matters related to the applicable legal framework and the legal standards applicable to the human rights situation under investigation;
- – Conducts analysis and research on various legal matters pertaining to the investigation, and contributes to drafting the investigation plan;
- – Suggests legal qualifications of gathered information, advises on the standard of proof and determines responsibilities and, where possible, identifies those responsible;
- – Provides advice on different legal issues and assists in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents for human rights experts and Secretariat staff;
- – Ensures legal accuracy of all documents, including reports, submissions, press releases etc., prepared by the Secretariat;
- – Identifies trends and patterns of human rights violations and abuses, and violations of international criminal law and international humanitarian law;
- – Drafts the legal framework and analysis of the Commission’s reports and ensures consistency of findings, conclusions and recommendations with the mandate, applicable law and information gathered;
- – Conducts information gathering activities under the guidance of the Chief of Investigation, including interviews and the collection and analysis of open sources material and satellite imagery;
- – Ensures the legal analysis and legal qualification of the findings integrate gender perspective, reflecting the gender dimensions and gendered impact of the violations;
- – Advises the Coordinator and the team on the legal findings and discusses the possible recommendations in particular, on accountability measures;
- – Performs other duties as required.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER/LEGAL ADVISER, P4 (Temporary Job Opening)
- Job Code Title: HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER
- Department/Office: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Duty Station: ENTEBBE
- Posting Period: 04 November 2022 – 17 November 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Human Rights Affairs-OHCHR-193405-J-Entebbe (R)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international law, or another discipline related to human rights is required. A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible work experience in human rights, international humanitarian law, or international criminal law is required.
- At least two years of experience in providing legal analysis to human rights investigative bodies or tribunals is required.
- Experience in international refugee law is desirable.
- French and English are the working languages of the United Nations. For this position, fluency in English is required.
How to Apply OHCHR Human Rights Officer/Legal Adviser 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=193405
The Closing Date: Nov. 17, 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.ohchr.org |
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