OHCHR Senior Human Rights Adviser Jobs 2022 – Zimbabwe NGO Jobs. OHCHR Zimbabwe looking for “Senior Human Rights Adviser“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) may apply on or before January 19, 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 Senior Human Rights Adviser Jobs 2022
The OHCHR has published a job vacancy announcement on January 07, 2022, for qualified Zimbabwe’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Human Rights Adviser to be based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
| Recruiter | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| Position | Senior Human Rights Adviser |
| Location | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) |
| Experience Required | Minimum Ten years |
| Application Deadline | January 19, 2022 |
OHCHR Job Vacancy 2022
Responsibilities:
- Under the direct supervision of the UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC), and the functional support and guidance of the OHCHR, the 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;
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: SENIOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISER, P5
- Job Code Title: SENIOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISER
- Department/Office: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Duty Station: HARARE
- Posting Period: 05 January 2022 – 19 January 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Human Rights Affairs-OHCHR-171624-R-Harare (X)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent), preferably in law, political science, international relations or other related fields.
- 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.
- Human rights experience in the African region is desirable.
- Experience in supporting United Nations Country Teams to integrate human rights in the United Nations programming and planning tools is desirable.
Languages
- 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 Senior Human Rights 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=171624
The Closing Date: January 19, 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.ohchr.org |
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