Human Rights Associate

Volunteering Legal Security

Overview

Support technical cooperation and legal advice on human rights issues.

You have:

• Field experience and knowledge of the Latin American Region is an asset.
• Excellent drafting skills
• Protect and promote human rights or related areas.

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

Main activities are focused on technical cooperation and legal advice on harmonization of legislation, development of indicators on human rights, support the elaboration of public policies with human rights-based approach, follow-up the international recommendations, gender and human rights, amongst other issues, and monitoring of human rights situation throughout the country, with emphasis on grave human rights violations (such as enforced disappearances, torture and extrajudicial executions) as well as the situation of human rights defenders and journalists and the right of indigenous peoples to prior consultation.

The UN Volunteer will support the following activities: receiving complaints of alleged human rights violations; participating in field missions and meetings with authorities, civil society organizations and victims; promoting legislative harmonization and the development of comprehensive public policies; technical assistance to federal and state governments; among others.

Under the direct supervision of the Coordinator of the Civic Space Unit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

•Follow up and support the implementation of human rights policies, at the local and na-tional levels, especially in relation to freedom of expression, the right to defend human rights, and freedom of assembly and association. •Participate in meetings and interviews with human rights victims. •Assist in the documentation of cases of grave human rights violations and support vic-tims in liaising with international human rights mechanisms. •Contribute to research and collect information pertaining to human rights issues through monitoring human rights situations at the field level and from a variety of data sources (e.g. communications, publications, the press) to keep abreast of is-sues/events and provide up-to-date information, especially in relation to civic space.

With a focus on the protection of journalists and human rights defenders:

•Plan, design and implement capacity building activities for all actors, local and nation-al, including on state responsibility. •Support the Civic Space Unit in liaising and advocate with relevant national and local authorities, National and Local Human rights institutions, and Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) •Participate in multi-stakeholder meetings regarding the implementation of national leg-islation and public policies •Write reports, case files, strategies, offi-cial correspondence, briefings, statements, and communications, including talking points, in relation to human rights violations •Assist in the analysis of information regarding substantive matters in the field of human rights, and recommend actions to be taken.

☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Communication ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Knowledge Sharing ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Working in Teams

•Protection/promotion of human rights or related areas. •Field experience and knowledge of the Latin American Region is an asset.

Skills:

•Excellent drafting skills

Very good infrastructure (health, housing, schools, banking transportation, telecommunications, and recreational facilities. The current security situation in Mexico is considered as stable, nevertheless common crime activities as robbery, theft and "express kidnapping", among others, represent a serious threat to any citizen living in Mexico. There is no direct threat to UN Staff or other international organization. Movements within Mexico City can be done without restrictions; however, staff must adopt basic precautions. Any movement outside from Mexico City must be cleared by UNDSS system in place.

Conditions of Service

The Conditions of Service outline the policies and rules governing UN Volunteer assignments. These, along with other resources, are available on the Unified Volunteer Platform (UVP) at https://app.unv.org/explore. You can also access the entitlement calculator here: https://app.unv.org/calculator.

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