Human Rights Reporting Officer

Contract

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

UNMISS was established in 2011 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); subsequently, UNMISS mandate has been renewed through resolutions 2057 (2012), 2109 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2223 (2015), 2241 (Dec. 2015), 2304 (2016) and 2327 (2016), 2392 (Dec. 2017), 2406 (Mar. 2018), 2459 (Mar. 2019), 2514 (Mar. 2020), 2567 (Mar. 2021).

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Human Rights Officer and overall supervision of Director of the Human Rights Division or his/her designate, the UNV Human Rights Officer will be responsible for supporting HRD’s reporting and analysis functions, including assisting in supporting HRD’s reporting and analysis functions on human rights issues, as well as analysing information stemming from the Division’s monitoring and advocacy activities as mandated in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2327 (2016). In particular, the incumbent will:

• Contribute to and/or draft communications, briefing notes, talking points, press releases, statements, bullet points, or other products; • Draft various internal and external reports on the human rights situation in South Sudan covering specific timeframes (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly) or themes (e.g., freedom of expression) based on submissions from colleagues based in the field and HQ. The candidate may be asked to draft reports during evening hours (i.e., daily) or weekends (i.e., weekly); • Provide guidance to relevant colleagues to ensure submissions from field teams are in line with OHCHR methodology on human rights reporting; • Provide written inputs to ad hoc requests from UNMISS and OHCHR on various hu-man rights issues in South Sudan; • Ensure the integration of gender perspectives, with specific attention to issues related to women and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence, within all assigned hu-man rights activities, especially reporting; • Upon need, support HRD in gathering information on the human rights situation, including through close cooperation with other United Nations actors and the community. In this regard, the candidate may be required to conduct missions to HRD field offices/sub-office; • Follow up on individual cases and issues with relevant authorities with the aim of stop-ping or preventing human rights violations or seeking remedial action by the authorities to prevent similar violations occurring in the future; • Establish and maintain contacts with government representatives, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, UN agencies and other partners; • Assist in conducting human rights capacity-building activities and in developing and implementing human rights training programmes, including internal trainings on OHCHR methodology on human rights reporting; • Assist with human rights mainstreaming within UN planning and programming; • Represent HRD at working level meetings, as relevant; • When working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-)governmental counterparts, set aside dedicated time for capacity development through coaching, mentoring and formal and on-the-job training; and • Perform other related duties as required.

Outreach activities: • Participate in workshops, meetings and conferences. • Perform other related duties as required

• Integrity and professionalism • Accountability • Commitment to continuous learning • Planning and organizing • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Communication • Technological awareness • Flexibility, adaptability, and ability and willingness to operate independently • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards the UN core values.

the field of human rights and having knowledge of international human rights instruments and tools for the promotion and protection of human rights is required; • Willingness to work in hardship duty stations is required; • Knowledge of international humanitarian law is desirable; • Experience in human rights monitoring and reporting is desirable; • Experience in research and drafting documents, such as reports is desirable; • Experience working in regional countries is desirable; • Experience working in a developing, conflict or post-conflict setting is an advantage. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) is required. • Experience entering, managing and analysing large quantities of data/case information, including in human rights databases, is desirable.

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba.

All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict.

Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care.

The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.