Human Rights Associate (Gender and LGBTI)

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Overview

Assist in promoting and protecting the rights of women and LGBTI in Colombia.

You have:

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience (ideally one year) in Women and LGBTI Rights (ideally regarding indigenous and afro descendent peoples)
• Experience in conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence
• Experience in children’s rights in conflict-settings

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.

OHCHR’s Country Programme includes strategic results on the application of international human rights standards for the protection of women’s and LGBTI rights, with a focus on strengthening their participation in decision-making processes that affect them and combat conflict-related discrimination and gender-based violence. The Office seeks to increase women and LGBTI organizations’ knowledge of their rights to be able to build advocacy and protection strategies that mitigate the impact of the armed conflict in women and LGBTI people's lives. At the same time, the Office provides technical assistance to state institutions to increase their capacity to guarantee the rights of women and LGBTI people in conflict-affected territories. The Office works together with indigenous and afro descendent women and autonomous authorities to advance the guarantee of the rights of indigenous and afro descendent women and LGBTI people. Additionally, as part of its mandate, the Office provides technical documents and inputs to treaty bodies, special procedures, and Security Council mechanisms, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Committees and mechanisms deriving from Security Council Resolutions 1820 and 1325 (on Women, Peace and Security) and 1612 (on Children in Armed Conflict).

Under the direct supervision of Gender and Children Team Coordinator, the UN Youth Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Assist in the documentation and analysis of emblematic cases and patterns of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence and violence perpetrated by State Security Forces against women and LGBTI people and reporting to relevant human rights mechanisms. • Contribute to the development of activities to promote the implementation of CEDAW Recommendation 39 on the rights of indigenous women and other relevant human rights instruments to protect indigenous and afro descendent women’s rights • Take part in technical assistance processes to women and LGBTI civil society organizations and relevant State institutions aimed at providing them practical tools to com-bat conflict related sexual and gender-based violence and protect women and LGBTI human rights defenders • Contribute to drafting technical documents to support the application of international human rights standards for the protection of women’s and LGBTI rights in the Colombian context • Support the integration of a gender perspective in OHCHR-Colombia’s strategic lines, priorities and activities • Perform other related duties as required.

• Accountability
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Commitment and Motivation
• Communication
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity
• Working in Teams

Demonstrated interest and/or experience (ideally one year)

• Women and LGBTI Rights (ideally regarding indigenous and afro descendent peoples) • Conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence • Children’s rights in conflict-settings Previous experience as a volunteer and/or of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded. Skills:

• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; • Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national person-nel.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and of-fice technology equipment. • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision andwith tight deadlines.

The UN Volunteer will be in Bogotá, which is the capital of Colombia. All public and health services are available in Bogotá, as well as cultural and other recreational activities. Since this is an international UNV assignment, the holder will be responsible for the organization of his or her own home and the other essential elements of life. Official missions and all movements must be reported to UNDSS. United Nations Volunteers are part of an insurance plan.

Bogotá is the capital of Colombia and one of the most populated cities in Latin America, so that subsistence expenses (including housing expenses) are higher than in other cities. Living and working conditions in Bogotá present "low" risks. The city has security problems common to most growing capitals, however this does not create a permanent risk exposure for national and international staff. All UN Volunteers receive a report from the Mission Security Section that addresses the security environment of the duty station, guides the security measures to adopt and the selection of the residence. United Nations Volunteers are entitled to a grant for improvements in residential security (MORSS) and have access to security training (some are mandatory, and others recommended).

In Bogotá there are complete health services. In addition to the public service, several international schools are present in the city. Bogotá offers a lively cultural program and other recreational activities. The El Dorado Airport in Bogotá is the largest in the country. It is served by flights from the Americas and from the main airports in Europe. It is very close to the urban area and is easily accessible, either by public or private transport.

Conditions of Service

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