HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER

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This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

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Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located within the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The Human Rights Officer will be based in Kabul, an "E" hardship and a non-family duty station, and will serve as the Team Leader, directly supervised by the Senior Human Rights Officer under the general guidance of the Chief, Human Rights Service.

Responsibilities Leads the management and implementation of the human rights work in the assigned thematic area, in accordance with the UNAMA Human Rights Service workplan, and management of team members.

Plans, coordinates and leads the Human Rights Team in the monitoring and reporting of violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, in compliance with UN standards, including from a gender perspective, inter alia protection of civilians, including right to life and right to physical integrity; and issues related to the rights of women, children, persons deprived of their liberty, human rights defenders, media workers, and other vulnerable groups; and monitoring of the economic, social and cultural rights situation in Afghanistan.

Conducts substantive research and analysis of human rights issues based on field monitoring and assesses their impact on the human rights and gender equality situation in Afghanistan.

Collects and analyses human rights data and indicators, including gender-specific data and indicators.

Formulates recommendations and suggests advocacy strategies to relevant authorities, including the de facto authorities, civil society organisations, the UN Country Team, and Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), to better protect and promote human rights in the mission area.

Ensures the integration of human rights considerations in the work and programmes of UNAMA, the UN Country Team, and humanitarian actors, where applicable.

Undertakes field visits, for constructive engagement on human rights concerns with local interlocutors, the UNAMA Field Offices, and the UN Regional Teams.

Establishes and maintains contact with the de facto authorities, civil society, and UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes with complementary mandates, and other relevant partners, to inform on the human rights situation in the thematic area of responsibility, advise on strategic and policy, formulates recommendations and suggests advocacy strategies to better protect and promote human rights and mechanisms in the mission area.

Supports a human rights-based approach in the design and implementation of UNAMA's preventive diplomacy, good offices, dialogues, and other matters pertaining to peace and security.

Follows up on reported cases and situations, including organizing continuous exploratory meetings with relevant de facto authorities in the assigned thematic area for purposes of maintaining direct engagement and contact on, and keeping abreast of, the human rights situation/issue, as well as advocacy, where appropriate.

Conducts human rights awareness-raising discussions with de facto authorities on the human rights standards, instruments, and mechanisms.

Ensures, coordinates and supervises the timely entry of accurate and verified human rights cases in established databases and spreadsheets; conducts quality control and delivers statistics and trend reports, as required, in contribution to human rights internal and public reports.

Contributes to the integration of gender perspectives/considerations and specific women/girls' rights issues in all activities, programmes and strategies.

Drafts, reviews and coordinates the timely delivery of a variety of internal and external reports, briefings and any other type of communications, in compliance with established standards, including with regard to public human rights reports.

Assists in the coordination and implementation of the UNAMA Human Rights Service work plan; evaluates or assists in the evaluation of its progress and suggests adjustments as needed.

Represents the UNAMA Human Rights Service at local level meetings and thematic events related to the UNAMA human rights mandate in the region of assignment.

Manages and supervises a multicultural team.

Performs other duties, as may be required.

Competencies PROFESSIONALISM: Good knowledge of human rights issues and ability to identify related problems in their political, ethnic, racial, gender equality and socio-economic dimensions in a humanitarian and conflict setting. Good knowledge of international human rights law standards and international humanitarian law. Good knowledge of the human rights-based approach to human rights field work. Good knowledge of operational methods of work on: protection of civilians including the right to life and physical integrity, protection of women and child victims of human rights violations, protection of victims of torture and ill-treatment, child protection, and human rights defenders, and monitoring of economic, social and cultural rights. Good research and analytical skills, including ability to identify, evaluate and integrate information from a variety of sources and assess impact on the human rights situation in the area of assignment, and participate in the resolution of human rights issues. Ability to identify sources for data collection, research and analyze information and draft human rights reports. Shows pride in work and in achievements; Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.

PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; Adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently.

LEADERSHIP: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow; Empowers others to translate vision into results; Is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; Establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; Anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; Drives for change and improvement, does not accept the status quo; Shows the courage to take unpopular stands; Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.

ACCOUNTABILITY: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; Delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; Operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; Supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; Takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority; Makes sure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member; Accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills; Monitors progress against milestones and deadlines; Regularly discusses performance and provides feedback and coaching to staff; Encourages risk-taking and supports creativity and initiative; Actively supports the development and career aspirations of staff; Appraises performance fairly.

Education An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or a related area is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in human rights or international humanitarian law, is required.

At least three years of experience, in a UN peace operation setting outside the country of origin, in human rights monitoring, fact-finding, documentation and reporting, in conflict and post-conflict settings, is required.

At least three years of experience outside the country of origin in human rights protection work including the right to life and physical integrity, and issues related to women, children, persons deprived of their liberty, and human rights defenders, including through engaging with armed forces, police, intelligence, armed groups, political and community leaders, is required.

At least three years of experience in leading, managing and supervising multicultural teams is required.

Experience with human rights reporting and legal drafting, human rights analysis, and case/data management and data analytics, is desirable.

At least three years of experience in coordinating and managing inter-thematic collaborations, workflows and processes is desirable.

Knowledge of the UNAMA Human Rights mandate, and previous experience in Afghanistan, is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Pashto and Dari is desirable.

Assessment Previously rostered candidates are not subject to any further assessment and as such, will not be invited for such an assessment.

Special Notice This "Recruit from Roster" job opening is only open to roster applicants who are already placed on pre-approved rosters, following a review by a United Nations Central Review Body. Only roster applicants who were placed on rosters with similar functions at the same level are considered to be eligible candidates. Eligible applicants receive an email inviting them to apply. Rostered applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are interested and available to take up the position at the duty station/s specified in the Job Opening. Applying to this job opening carries an expectation to accept the offer, if selected.

United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

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