Purpose of the Job:

Coordinate the monitoring and investigation work of the Commission at the head office/branch office.  

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and conduct investigation of human rights complaints,
• Implement sudden and regular monitoring of places of detention
• Facilitate the work of draft reports and escalate as appropriate
• Coordinates human rights monitoring during emergencies
• Receives and organize proposals, concept notes; and approve checklists for monitoring and assign monitoring teams
• Follow up on implementation of recommendations at various institutions where monitoring work has been conducted;
• Coordinates and implement advocacy and follow up strategy
• Review and organize proposals for referrals of systemic investigation to thematic functions
• Contribute to the development of a strategic plan, including defining priorities, goals, objectives and targets of the Function/Department, its implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
• Contribute to design and development, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of projects.
• Provide the required administrative support to monitoring and investigation projects, activities, and initiatives.
• Manage partnerships and relationships with stakeholders
• Conducts research on human rights issues as appropriate
• Input to revisions of guidelines, manuals, and tools
• Represent EHRC at meetings of human rights organs and at other human rights events as approved by immediate supervisor
• Participate in relevant working groups/committees, staff meetings.
• Ensure roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member.

LOCATION: Hawassa 

REPORTS TO: Regional Director 

DURATION: Open Contract

SALARY RANGE; Gross monthly salary of ETB 25,756.00 - ETB 30,676.00 plus ETB 8,000.00 Housing allowance and ETB 1,900.00 Transport allowance, depending on candidates qualification, experience and earning history

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• MA in Human Rights , LLM in International Law, LLM in law(Public Law relevant to human Rights)
• Candidates with bachelor of Law (LL.B) but with exceptional experience can be considered.
• 6 years of relevant experience with MA.
• Experience in management of resources
• Knowledge of Amharic and English is required
• Computer literate
• Knowledge of other local 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

Please include the name of the position on the subject of the email. Women candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview and written exam 

Deadline for applications: Thursday 28^th of October, 2021.