OSCE/ OFFICE FOR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS/ ADVISER ON CIVIL SOCIETY RELATIONS (VACANCY NUMBER: VNODIS00376)

Background

ODIHR supports the 56 OSCE participating States and civil society in their efforts to effectively respond to hate-motivated crimes, to promote freedom of religion or belief, and to facilitate mutual respect and understanding. ODIHR's work is focused on addressing specific forms of intolerance through multi-faceted programmes that address education, law enforcement, legislation, monitoring and the collection and dissemination of information. ODIHR builds the capacity of civil society to recognize and monitor hate crimes and to work on developing effective responses in their communities

Responsibilities

   - Providing advice and analysis on issues related to civil society relations and recommending interventions to ODIHR management
   - Developing, reviewing and managing projects aimed at raising awareness of civil society on issues related to tolerance and
     non-discrimination and increasing their capacity to monitor, responding to and reporting on hate crimes and other forms of intolerance
   - Designing and delivering training seminars for civil society on tolerance and non-discrimination issues

Requirements

   - University degree in international relations, political science, social sciences, law or other disciplines related to human rights
   - At least six years of progressively responsible experience at national and international levels in the field of human rights
   - Excellent written and oral communications skills in English; working knowledge of Russian would be desirable

Deadline: 23 September 2012

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