Human Rights Monitoring Associate (Gender Equality)

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Overview

Support gender equality initiatives in human rights monitoring.

You have:

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience (ideally one year) in Human Rights promotion and protection and related areas.
• Knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights will be considered an asset.
• Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

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.

The UN Youth Volunteer will be part of the Gender and ESCR Unit. According to the OHCHR Management Plan (OMP), the Gender and ESCR Unit has strategic priorities which includes (1) Non-discrimination: States advance gender equality and combat gender-based discrimination and stereotypes against all women and girls; (2) Mechanisms: State institutions enhance their engagement with international human rights mechanisms particularly on women´s human rights, mainstreaming gender perspective and the intersectionality principle.

In Mexico, despite significant progress in strengthening the legal framework and public policies to protect women's rights and to promote gender equality, challenges regarding gender-based violence persist. An average of nine violent deaths of women and girls are recorded every day. 7 out of 10 women over the age of 15 reported having experienced some type of violence throughout their lives. OHCHR-Mexico, especially the Gender and ESCR Unit supports authorities and other relevant stakeholders in their efforts to protect and promote the equal rights of all, particularly women’s rights and to monitor compliance with international obligations. 

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

Supports substantive research and analysis on issues pertaining to gender equality and non-discrimination and assesses their impact on the human rights situation in Mexico.

Contributes to monitoring the human rights situation of women and people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identities, collects and analyses gender-specific data and indicators.

Assists in the provision of technical support to authorities, Civil Society Organizations, and (Women) Human Rights Defenders with a view to reinforce their capacity and supporting the formulation and/or revision of legislation and policies in line with international human rights standards and jurisprudence in the area of women’s rights and gender equality.

Participates in interviews with relevant authorities, civil society organizations, human rights victims, and human rights defenders specializing in the rights of women, people of diverse sexual orientation, and gender identities.

Assists in drafting inputs for reports, communications for UN reports and correspondence relating to human rights matters, particularly related to gender equality and women’s rights.

Supports in other tasks as required.

Accountability ​​ Adaptability and Flexibility ​ Communication ​​ Ethics and Values ​​ Judgement and Decision-making ​​ Planning and Organizing ​​ Professionalism ​​ Respect for Diversity ​​ Working in Teams

Demonstrated interest and/or experience (ideally one year) in:

Human Rights promotion and protection and related areas

Research and analysis

Knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights will be considered an asset.

Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded

Family duty station

A Very good infrastructure (health, housing, banking, transportation, telecommunications and recreational facilities)

Adequate schools. There is no lack of private schools, although the number of bilingual or bicultural schools is not high.

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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