Human Rights Associate

Volunteering Crisis & Emergency Response

Contract

This is a UNV National Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Youth contracts.

In 2021, OHCHR, Education Above All (EAA), and Silatech initiated a project focused on the human rights of youth: ‘Working with and for youth in vulnerable situations including conflict, violence, and insecurity’. This project is aimed at empowering and mobilizing young people to stand up for their human rights by developing and disseminating a toolkit on human rights knowledge, skills, and advocacy.

The first phase of the project resulted in the development of the Youth Rights Advocacy Toolkit, which was launched in September 2023 as the YES: Youth Empowerment System. The Toolkit is currently available in English, Arabic, French, and Spanish.

In February 2024, EAA and OHCHR signed an agreement for the continuation of the project, which is focused on building the capacities of young people, including those in vulnerable situations, based on the Youth Empowerment System in three countries, including Colombia, Palestine and South Africa, as well as through organizing a Youth Rights Academy in Geneva.

The OHCHR field presence in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) established in 1996 to implement the mandate of the High Commissioner to promote and protect the effective enjoyment and full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms is recruiting a UNV as part of the project, with a focus on youth.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Capacity Building, the UN Volunteer will:

• Assist in supporting the Office’s work with Youth and marginalized groups, including organizations of persons with disabilities, and community-based organizations to raise awareness about human rights. • Assist various capacity-building activities and events for youth at the local and community level. • Assist in human rights education and advocacy, including through social media and other means, targeting youth and marginalized groups. • Assist in the preparation, organization and delivery of technical assistance and human rights awareness raising activities with youth. • Assist the office to ensure the integration of gender perspectives and attention to specific women rights issues within all OHCHR activities. • Assist in preparing public information material including social media and printed material, PowerPoint presentations and written products on human rights education and advocacy, targeting youth in Gaza. • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

• Adaptability and flexibility • Planning and organising • Professionalism

human rights issues including youth and marginalized groups • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; • Sound security awareness; • Have affinity with or interest in human rights, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system. Fully proficient computer skills including use of relevant software and other applications, e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, internal databases, internet mining, etc;

An 8 month contract with subsequent contract extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance.

A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) of ILS 4819.66 is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included (health insurance for up to 3 dependents), as well as final repatriation (if applicable) and resettlement allowance for satisfactory service. UNV will provide a copy of the UNV Conditions of Service to the successful candidate together with the offer of assignment.

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