OSCE OFFICE FOR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS/ HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISER (VACANCY NUMBER: VNODIS00438)

Background

The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is the principal institution of the OSCE responsible for the human dimension. ODIHR is active throughout the OSCE area in the fields of election observation, democratic development, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and the rule of law. ODIHR's assistance projects and other activities are implemented in participating States in accordance with ODIHR's mandate.

Responsibilities

  - Identifiying, developing, implementing and delivering capacity building programmatic activities and projects on key human rights areas of
    concern for/with government authorities, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and OSCE structures and
    missions
  - Monitoring and analyzing implementation of OSCE Human Dimension commitments related to human rights and fundamental freedoms
    with a view to identifying key areas of concern
  - Providing advice and recommendations and preparing general and issue-specific reports and/or other background materials on incidents,
    priority issues and situations related to human rights for ODIHR management
  - Responding to requests to the ODIHR on information about implementation of OSCE Human Dimension commitments related to human
    rights and fundamental freedoms in key areas of concern

Requirements

  - University degree in law, political science, international relations, or social sciences, with a specialization in human rights; an advanced
    university degree in international human rights law is strongly preferred
  - A minimum of six years of progressively responsible and relevant professional experience in the field of human rights including experience
    at the international level in an advisory function
  - Significant experience in developing and implementing capacity building activities
  - Experience in designing and implementing projects
  - Professional oral and written communication skills in English; knowledge of Russian and/or other OSCE languages is desirable;
     Computer literacy


Deadline: 15 September 2013

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