Human Rights Advisor, Capacity Building Co-ordinator: OSCE, Poland – deadline 6 November 2014
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Deadline: 6 November, 2014
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is the principal institution of the OSCE responsible for the human dimension. The ODIHR is active throughout the OSCE area in the fields of election observation, democratic development, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and the rule of law.
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Head, Human Rights Department, the successful candidate will be tasked with:
- Identifying, developing and implementing capacity building programmatic activities and projects on key human rights areas of concern for/with government authorities, NHRIs, non-governmental organizations and OSCE structures and missions;
- Ensuring contact and co-operation with, and providing advice to, government officials and institutions of participating States, OSCE field presences, international organizations, international and national NGOs and independent experts, specifically in reference to capacity building programme activities and NHRIs;
- Monitoring and analyzing the implementation of OSCE Human Dimension commitments related to human rights and fundamental freedoms with a view to identify key areas of concern;
- Providing advice and recommendations, and preparing general and issue-specific reports and/or other background materials, for the ODIHR management on incidents, priority issues and situations related to human rights;
- Responding to requests to the ODIHR on information regarding the implementation of OSCE Human Dimension commitments, particularly those related to human rights and fundamental freedoms in the OSCE region;
- Participating in human rights field assessment missions, including in situations of heightened risk, as required;
- Performing other related duties as required.
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