Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
Purpose of the Job:
To conduct the day-to-day monitoring activities related to Human Rights in the different sectors and at different levels, for the promotion and protection of women and children rights. In addition, the role will be responsible to assist in the development and implementation of advocacy and campaign programs and activities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the undertaking of researches, studies and analyses to identify violations of human rights and legislative gaps with concrete recommendations in relation to women and child rights;
- Conduct regular monitoring on selected institutions to assess whether their policies, procedures and practices are in compliance with international and regional human rights standards relevant to women and child rights and produce reports with concrete remedial recommendations;
- Conduct awareness raising and campaigns on women and child rights to ensure adherence to national and international protection standards and guidelines;
- Support in advocating for women and child rights through dialogues, forums, conferences and other channels and mediums;
- Support in the development of human rights education on women and child rights;
- Support in the investigation of complaints on the violation of women and child rights;
- Collaborate with team members and contribute to and/or draft various human rights reports, communications, briefing notes, statement or other products in relation to women and child rights;
- Contribute to the development of annual plans for the thematic function in line with EHRC’s Strategic Plan and program priorities;
- Establish and maintain collaboration/partnership with relevant stakeholders, including government institutions, civil society organizations, media, UN agencies, private sector, development partners and other partners working on women and child rights;
- Support in monitoring and evaluation of projects on women and child rights against set objectives and indicators;
- Keep the Director informed with regular detailed and accurate reports on progress and hurdles of monitoring work;
- Perform additional tasks as assigned.
№ of Position: 1
REPORT TO: Directors, Women’s and Children’s Rights
DURATION: Indefinite Period/Open Contract
SALARY RANGE: Gross monthly salary of ETB 22,989.00 – ETB 27,380.00 plus ETB 7,200.00 Housing allowance and ETB 2,200.00 Transport allowance, depending on candidates qualification, experience and earning history
About You
Qualifications and Experience:
- MA/BA Degree in Law, Human Rights Law, International Law, Gender Studies, or related fields.
- 4 years of relevant experience for BA and 2 years of relevant experience for MA.
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of Amharic is required. Knowledge of other local languages is advantageous.
Required Skills
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Communication
How To Apply
- Interested candidates should write a covering letter, explaining why they are interested in this role, why you are the right person for the job with a recent CV which should be sent to the following email address: [email protected]
- Please include the name of the position and location on the subject of the email. Candidates who didn’t follow the procedure will be rejected automatically. Please do not respond to the automatic reply.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written exam and interview.
- Women candidates and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
Deadline for application: Thursday 31st of October, 2024.
EHRC is committed to protecting all children from all forms of harm and to creating a safe and welcoming work environment. EHRC has zero-tolerance approach on sexual harassment and any harm against children. Hence, EHRC will only hire candidates whose background and behaviour is aligned with anti-sexual harassment and child safeguarding principles.
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