Position information:
General Minimum Requirements
- Excellent physical condition;
- Possession of a valid automobile driving license and ability to drive using manual transmission;
- Ability to cope with physical hardship and willingness to work extra hours in an environment with limited infrastructure.
Field of Expertise Requirements:
- Experience working with human rights, minority or gender issues;
- Demonstrate organizational, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills;
- Experience in drafting reports.
Level of Professional Competence Requirements
Experience:
Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience
Education:
First-level university degree in political sciences, international relations, public policy, law, international human rights law, or other human rights-related fields.
Mission Specific Requirements:
Mandatory:
- Previous international work experience and ability to produce reports on human rights issues;
- Command of the project management cycle from project development through monitoring and evaluation;
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and with limited time frames;
- Previous work experience in field missions, preferably in Central Asia or South Caucasus;
- Ability to operate Windows applications, including word processing, Excel, and e-mail;
- Professional fluency in English with excellent communication (both oral and written) skills;
- Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
- Ability and willingness to work as a member of the team, with people of different cultural, and religious backgrounds, different genders, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
- Computer literate with practical experience using Microsoft applications.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of regional political, economic, legal, and human rights developments;
- Diplomatic and negotiating skills;
- Working level of Russian and/or Tajik/Persian language.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Human Dimension Department, the incumbent is responsible for the management of the human rights and democratization work. Specifically, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation;
- Participating in developing, coordinating, and implementing human rights development activities and education/training programmes;
- Conceptualizing, developing, and implementing projects within the framework of the democratization field and in response to the needs and priorities of the country;
- Establishing and maintaining contacts with local and national authorities, universities, research institutions, and NGOs;
- Assisting in arranging OSCE regional events, inter alia, regional seminars and visits to the area by OSCE delegations, as well as other events with OSCE participation;
- Giving lectures on the OSCE and International human rights law at universities and seminars;
- In liaison with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, supporting the Tajik Authorities in their effort to restructure their legislation;
- Supervising four staff members, providing guidance and constructive criticism, and working to develop critical thinking, report writing, and project management skills;
- Performing other related duties as required.
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https://vacancies.osce.org/jobs/human-rights-officer-s2-2710