Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is looking for qualified candidates to fill the following positions

Purpose of the Job:

Conduct the day-to-day monitoring activities related to Human Rights in the different sectors and at different levels, for the promotion of Civil Right, Political Right. In addition the role will be responsible to assist in the development and implementation of advocacy and campaign strategies.  

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the undertaking of researches, studies and analyses to identify violations of human rights and legislative gaps with concrete recommendations in relation to civil and political rights;
• 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 civil and political rights and produce reports with concrete remedial recommendations;
• Conduct awareness raising and campaigns on civil and political rights to ensure adherence to national and international protection standards and guidelines;
• Support in advocating for civil and political rights through dialogues, forums, conferences and other channels and mediums.
• Support in the development of human rights education on civil and political rights.
• Support in the investigation of complaints on the violation of civil and political 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 civil and political 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 civil and political rights; 
• Support in monitoring and evaluation of projects on civil and political 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.  

SALARY RANGE : Gross monthly salary of ETB 19,157.00- ETB 22,817.00 plus ETB 6,000.00 housing allowance and ETB 1,500.00 transport allowance, depending on candidates qualification, experience and earning history

DURATION : Open contract

REPORTS TO : Director, Civil and Political Rights Director  

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• MA in Human Rights Law, LLM in International Law, LLM in Law (Public Law relevant to Human Rights),OR LLB.
• 2 years of relevant experience for MA and 4 years of relevant experience for LLB
• Computer literate. 
• Knowledge of Amharic is required; 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