The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) invites qualified and competent applicants to apply for the following vacant position:
1. Human Rights Officer, Monitoring and Investigation
Location: Gambella City Office
Purpose of the Job:
Manage individual human rights complaints, plan, and implement monitoring of places of detention and emergencies, finalize reports, and issue recommendations. Develop and implement advocacy and follow-up strategy.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage investigation of human rights complaints assigned.
- Contribute to decisions in consultation with coordinators and Senior Human Rights Officers.
- Conduct monitoring of places of detention and draft reports.
- Conduct human rights monitoring during emergencies.
- Issue recommendations and develop and implement advocacy and follow-up strategy.
- Propose areas for systemic investigation and refer them to thematic functions in consultation with the Senior Human Rights Officer/Coordinator.
- Manage partnerships and relationships with stakeholders.
- Conduct research on human rights issues as appropriate.
- Provide input on revisions of systems, policies, guidelines, manuals, and tools.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Number of Positions: 1
Reports to: Gambella City Office Head
Duration: Open/Indefinite
Salary Range: Gross monthly salary of ETB 22,989.00 – ETB 27,380.00 plus ETB 7,200.00 Housing allowance and ETB 2,200.00 Transport allowance, depending on candidates’ qualifications, experience, and earning history.
Commitment to Protection:
EHRC is committed to protecting all children from all forms of harm and creating a safe and welcoming work environment. EHRC has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment and any harm against children. EHRC will only hire candidates whose background and behavior align with anti-sexual harassment and child safeguarding principles.
Application Way:
Interested candidates should write a covering letter explaining why they are interested in this role and why they are the right person for the job, along with a recent CV. Applications should be sent to the following email address: HRM@ehrc.org.
Please include the name of the position and location in the subject of the email.
Candidates who do not follow the procedure will be automatically rejected. Please do not respond to the automatic reply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a written exam and interview.
Note: Women candidates and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
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