Volunteer in South Sudan with UN Volunteers: Human Rights / Women Protection Officer
Applicant criteria
- 27 - 60
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
United Nations Volunteers programme is offering a volunteer opportunity in South Sudan: Human Rights / Women Protection Officer.
Duration:
14 months (with possibility of extension)
Duties & responsibilities
- Contributing to the preparation of reports.
- Coordinating with relevant UN Country Team and International Humanitarian actors.
- Participating in UNMISS meetings as well as Civil Society Organizations external meetings
- Assisting in engaging with parties to the conflict to prevent and address conflict-related sexual violence
- Drafting minutes of meetings, reports, preparing quantitative and qualitative data on conflict-related sexual violence
- Assisting with designing training modules with Human Rights Division to raise awareness on Conflict-related sexual violence
- Participating in field investigation missions to document incidents of Conflict-related sexual violence
- Analyzing and management of Data in relation to conflict-related sexual violencerecorded cases
- Reviewing national discriminatory laws and undertaking research and analysis to provide recommendations with the view to enhancing prevention and response;
- Performing other related duties as required.
Eligibility criteria
Age: 27 - 80
Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.
Required experience:
- 3 years of experience in the area of human rights
- Sound knowledge of international standards on human rights, women's rights
- Experience in research and drafting documents, such as various type of reports;
- Experience in designing or backstopping programme initiatives related to women’s protection issues;
- Previous professional experience within the UN system or related field of work will be an asset;
- Experience working in a developing country is an advantage.
Languages:
- English, Level: Fluent, Required
- Arabic, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Required education level:
Bachelor degree or equivalent in law, human rights, international relations, social science, or related discipline.
Personal Skills:
- Professionalism
- Communication
- Planning and organizing
- Accountability
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Creativity
About The United Nations Volunteers (UNV):
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
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