Requirements
- University education in political sciences, international relations, public policy, law, international human rights law or other human rights
related fields
- Experience working with human rights, minority or gender issues
- Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience including minimum 1 year in a relevant field strongly preferred
- Knowledge and/or practical experience in human rights law and democratization at the local/municipal level. Alternatively, knowledge
and/or experience in development work with local government structures and/or human rights monitoring in developing/transitional
- Professional fluency in the English language
Responsibilities
- Pro-actively monitors and builds the capacities of municipal institutions, assesses/evaluates developments in the fields of human and
community rights and democratization accompanied by remedial action when appropriate. This includes reporting, project development
and implementation as well as other forms of assistance or advice, aiming to improve compliance with international human rights
standards and principles of good governance;
- Regularly meets local counterparts to exchange and gather information on human rights and good governance issues, assesses and
reports on developments, successes and concerns regarding compliance with human rights standards and good governance principles;
- Is responsible to identify key human rights and good governance related issues in the incumbent's Area of Responsibility and were deemed
necessary follows up with analytical reporting, including recommendations to the Regional Centre Senior management, developing and
implementing projects on regional level, and evaluating impact and achievements.
Deadline 17 September 2013
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