Job Advertisement- Internal and External

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is looking for qualified candidates to fill Human Rights Officer, Disability and Older Persons Rights position.

Purpose of the Job:

To conduct the day-to-day monitoring activities related to Human Rights in the different sectors and at different levels, for the promotion and protection of rights of disability and older persons. In addition, the role will be responsible to assist in the development and implementation of advocacy and campaign programs and activities.  

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular monitoring on selected institutions to assess whether their policies, procedures and practices are in compliance with international and regional human rights standards relevant to disability and older person rights and produce reports with concrete remedial recommendations; 
• Conduct investigation of systemic violations of disability and older person rights;
• Support in the investigation of complaints on the violation of disability and older person rights.
• Support the undertaking of researches, studies and analyses to identify violations of human rights and legislative gaps with concrete recommendations in relation to disability and older person rights;
• Conduct awareness raising and campaigns on disability and older person rights to ensure adherence to national and international protection standards and guidelines;
• Support in advocating for disability and older person rights through dialogues, forums, conferences and other channels and mediums.
• Support in the development of human rights education on disability and older person rights.
• Collaborate with team members and contribute to and/or draft various human rights reports, communications, briefing notes, statement or other products in relation to disability and older person rights;
• Contribute to the development of annual plans for the thematic function in line with EHRC’s Strategic Plan and program priorities.
• Establish and maintain collaboration/partnership with relevant stakeholders, including government institutions, civil society organizations, media, UN agencies, private sector, development partners and other partners working on disability and older person rights; 
• Support in monitoring and evaluation of projects on disability and older person rights against set objectives and indicators.
• Keep the Director informed with regular detailed and accurate reports on progress and hurdles of monitoring work.  
• Perform additional assignments and delegations given by the Director.  

REPORT TO: Director, Disability and Older Persons Rights

DURATION: 1 year fixed term consultancy contract with a possibility of moving to long term employment in line with the new organizational design 

SALARY RANGE: Gross monthly salary of ETB 19,157.00 - ETB 22,817.00 plus 20% benefits, depending on candidates qualification, experience and earning history

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• MA/BA Degree in LLM, Human Rights Law, International Law, Gender Studies, , Political Science, or related fields.
• 4 years of relevant experience for BA and 2 years of relevant experience for MA;
• Proficient computer skills.
• Proficiency in Amharic is required and knowledge of regional working languages is advantageous.

How to Apply

• Interested candidates should write a covering letter, explaining why they are interested in this role, why they are the right person for the job with a recent CV which should be sent to the following email address: HRM@ehrc.org.
• Women candidates are encouraged to apply
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview and written exam
• The selection process will be solely based on interview and/or written exam
• Internal successful candidates will be required to resign from their current position to take up the new role.