Human Rights Officer

hace 4 semanas

Panama Office Of The United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights A tiempo completo
This position is located within the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/49/3, based in Panama City, Panama. The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Coordinator of the Secretariat of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua.Responsibilities: Within delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer (Legal Officer) will be responsible for the following duties: Handles a range of issues related to international human rights law, including interpretation and application of relevant legal instruments;Conducts extensive legal research and analysis on the body of information and evidence collected by the secretariat; assesses evidence for relevance; admissibility, and shareability in conformity with established OHCHR consent practices;Conducts analysis and research on various legal matters pertaining to the investigation, and contributes to drafting the investigation plan;Analyzes and advises the team on matters related to the applicable legal framework and the legal standards applicable to the human rights situation under investigation;Provides advice on different legal issues and assists in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents for Members and Secretariat staff;Ensures legal accuracy of all documents, including reports, submissions, press releases etc., prepared by the Secretariat;Assists in the drafting of the legal framework and analysis of the Group of Human Rights Experts reports andensures consistency of findings, conclusions and recommendations with the mandate, applicable law and information gathered;Identifies trends and patterns of human rights violations and abuses;Conducts information gathering activities under the guidance of the Investigation Team Leader, including interviews and the collection and analysis of open sources material;Ensures the legal analysis and legal qualification of the findings to integrate gender perspective, reflecting the gender dimensions and gender impact of the violations.Performs other duties as required. Education: Advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent) in international law or another discipline related to human rights.A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Work Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in international human rights law, international humanitarian law and/or international criminal law is required.Relevant working experience in a judicial institution or accountability mechanism providing legal analysis on international human rights law, and/or international criminal law is desirable.Relevant working experience in or on South/Central America is desirable.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.For the position advertised, fluency in English and Spanish (oral and written) is required. Source: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=179483visit us for relevant job:

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