OHCHR Human Rights Officer/Transitional Justice Adviser (Accountability) Jobs 2022 – Uganda NGO Jobs. OHCHR Uganda looking for “Human Rights Officer/Transitional Justice Adviser (Accountability)“. 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 Human Rights Officer/Transitional Justice Adviser (Accountability) 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 Human Rights Officer/Transitional Justice Adviser (Accountability) to be based in ENTEBBE, Uganda.
| Recruiter | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |
| Position | Human Rights Officer/Transitional Justice Adviser (Accountability) |
| 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 Transitional Justice Adviser will be responsible for the following duties:
- – Coordinates the tasks of the Commission relating to the provision of advice and guidance on transitional justice and accountability processes, including gender-sensitive approach in truth-seeking initiatives, reparations, justice and institutional reforms and assists the Commission in reporting on the factual basis for transitional justice and reconciliation in Ethiopia.
- – Assists the Commission in making recommendations to the Government of Ethiopia on technical assistance and capacity building as appropriate, to promote truth-seeking initiatives, accountability and reparations for human rights violations, as well as institutional reforms, among other guarantees of non-recurrence, and liaises with relevant national, regional and international mechanisms such as the African Union and the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, as well as the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparations and guarantees of non-recurrence.
- – Advises the team on matters related to the applicable legal framework and the legal standards applicable to the transitional justice issues the human rights situation under investigation;
- – Conducts analysis and research on various legal matters pertaining to the transitional justice, and contributes to drafting the investigation plan; formulates recommendations for evidence collection and options for accountability measures aiming at combating impunity.
- – 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 Members 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 Investigation Team Leader, 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 perspectives, reflecting the gender dimensions and gendered impact of the violations, with regard to transitional justice and accountability;
- – Advises the Coordinator and the team on the legal findings related to transitional justice and accountability and discusses the possible recommendations.
- – Performs other duties as required.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER/Transitional Justice Adviser (Accountability), 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: 16 November 2022 – 29 November 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Human Rights Affairs-OHCHR-195197-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 (7) years of progressively responsible work experience in human rights, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law is required.
- Out of the seven years, at least two (2) years of experience in providing legal analysis on international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law or related legal areas is required.
- At least two (2) years of relevant professional experience in the human rights field working with international accountability mechanisms, UN fact-finding missions/commissions of inquiry or in UN field presences is desirable.
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English, (both oral and written) is required.
How to Apply OHCHR Human Rights Officer/Transitional Justice Adviser (Accountability) 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=195197
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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