Volunteer with UN in Iraq as a Human Rights Officer

UN Volunteers platform is offering a volunteer opportunity in Baghdad, Iraq as a Human Rights Officer. The Human Rights Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq’s (UNAMI HRO) is an office within the integrated United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The Chief Human Rights Officer also represents the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Iraq. OHCHR/UNAMI HRO conducts activities in accordance with the mandate bestowed by the UN Security Council at the request of the Government of Iraq.

Within the delegated authority and under the overall supervision of the Chief, UNAMI Human Rights Office or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the International UN Volunteer Human Rights Officer will:

1. Conduct proactive outreach and relationship-building through individual meetings and focus groups with demonstrators and activists of different ages and genders; members of organizing committees; representatives of political and civil society organizations involved in the protests as well activists with no such affiliation; journalists, doctors and others actively involved in either participating in demonstrations or promoting the goals of the protesters particularly through social media;
2. Conduct human rights monitoring interviews with victims of arbitrary and incommunicado detention, abduction, torture and enforced disappearance;
3. Undertake monitoring visits to places of detention;
4. Proactively monitor all forms of traditional and new media, including social media, in order to monitor threats and intimidation against those participating in or supporting protests;

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills;
• Experience of working in a conflict or post conflict environment;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
• Sound security awareness;
• Age 27 – 80
• Nationality Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.
• Required experience:

1. 3 years of experience in fields of human rights protection, international humanitarian law, or other relevant field is required; experience of conducting human rights interviews with vulnerable.
2. Excellent verbal and written communications skills;
3. Experience of working in a conflict or post conflict environment;
4. Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
5. Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; - Sound security awareness;

• Area(s) of expertise: Human resources
• Languages: English, Level: Fluent, Required Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required
• Required education level: Master degree or equivalent in An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in human rights, law, political science, international relations, social sciences
• Competencies and values: Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams.

About UN Volunteers:

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Through the Online Volunteering service, UNV offers: 

1. A global platform for organizations and online volunteers to connect.
2. An easy-search database of online volunteering opportunities.
3. Tools to manage volunteers’ and organizations’ online collaboration.
4. Access to online volunteering experiences, best practices and lessons learned.
5. The possibility for volunteers and organizations to expand their networks.
6. The advantage of the universal reach and neutrality of the United Nations.
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