“Human Rights Advisor’’

GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement ‘# vacancy number 007/2024’

“Support to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission”

Social Transformation Cluster

Support to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission  project is supporting the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) through a substantial contribution to a donor basket-fund administered by the Danish Institute for Human Rights, the secondment of personnel and selected smaller contributions to activities of the EHRC (rapid response fund). Through the Human Rights Advisor the project is also providing guidance on Human Rights issues to the German Embassy, the GIZ Country Office and the Social Transformation Cluster of GIZ. This also includes training on human rights concepts, values and objectives for other programmes of the GIZ portfolio. The project forms part of the Social Transformation Cluster of GIZ which has a clear focus on governance issues.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Support the German Development Cooperation in human rights analysis/studies, as well as in the function of committee member of a steering board in a joint donor-supported project with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission

·         Work in collaboration with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission in designing and implementing activities under a Rapid Support Fund.

·         Provide advice, support and on request trainings to GIZ teams in integrating human rights into the Ethio-German cooperation programmes and activities

·         Support the German Development Cooperation in promoting human rights as a common value and upholding international norms and standards

·         Support overall project-related tasks such as monitoring, reporting, coordination of short-term consultancies

·         Where applicable, advise on integrating human rights in humanitarian response, transitional justice, and post-crisis recovery.

·         Other tasks as required

Job Requirements

Professional experience

·         A minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience at the national level in the field of human rights, with development and/or humanitarian expertise.

·         Experience in organizing complex processes that involve a variety of stakeholders and require a high degree of coordination

·         Experience in project management, planning and smooth steering of activities

·         Experiences in designing and conducting human rights approaches

 Language Requirements

·         Fluency in oral and written English (writing, speaking, listening); Fluency in oral and written Amharic; knowledge of German is an advantage

How to Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their recent CV via Email: hreth@giz.de

Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Human Rights Advisor #007/2024_Full Name’ in the subject line of your email application.

Please submit your CV in PDF format and your Motivation letter in  a  word Format.

Please note that, due to urgency of the vacancy selection will be done on a rolling base. Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might be disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference.

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH GIZ Country Office Ethiopia and Djibouti, Kazanchis, Kirkos Sub City, Woreda 08, P.O. Box 100009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia