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

POSITIONAssociate Human Rights OfficerLOCATIONHead Office№ of Position1REPORT TODirector, Socio-economic RightsDURATIONOpen contract/indefinite periodSALARY RANGEGross monthly salary of ETB 17,750.00 – ETB 20,567.00 plus ETB 8,640.00 Housing allowance and ETB 3,300.00 Transport allowance, depending on candidates qualification, experience and earning history

Purpose of the Job:

Provide overall support in day to day activities of the function related to Human Rights of economic and social.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in monitoring on selected institutions to assess whether their policies and procedures are in compliance with international and regional human rights standards that are relevant to economic and social;

• Assist in investigation of cases of human rights violations involving economic and social as needed;

• Support in mainstreaming of economic and social rights as relevant in other EHRC’s activities and programming;

• Support in the researching and compiling of data to support development new guidelines, policies and laws;

• Support in drafting various human rights reports, communications, briefing notes, statement or other products;

• Support in following up on recommendations forwarded by EHRC and deliver statistics and trend reports as required;

• Support team members in maintaining contacts with technical staff of various partners focusing on monitoring of economic and social;

• Support in mapping of stakeholders and set up referral system to provide support to economic and social who suffered human rights violation and are in need of support;

• Assist in conducting capacity-building activities on relevant human rights and in developing and implementing training programmes;

• Support on awareness raising and campaigns on economic and social rights to ensure adherence to national and international protection standards and guidelines;

• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• LLB/LLM in Human Rights Law, International Law.

• Zero years of experience for LLM holders,

•  2 years relevant experience for LLB or 6-12 months participation on Young Leaders Program (Internship Program)

• Computer literate

• Knowledge of Amharic and English is required

• Knowledge of other local languages is advantageous.

Required Skills

• Oral and written communication

• Time management

• Problem-solving

How to Apply

• Interested candidates should write a covering letter, explaining why they are interested in this role, why you 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 and location on the subject of the email. Candidates who didn’t follow the procedure will be rejected automatically. Please do not respond to the automatic reply.

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written exam and interview.

• Women candidates and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

Deadline for application:  Monday 30th of December, 2024.

EHRC is committed to protecting all children from all forms of harm and to creating a safe and welcoming work environment. EHRC has zero-tolerance approach on sexual harassment and any harm against children. Hence, EHRC will only hire candidates whose background and behaviour is aligned with anti-sexual harassment and child safeguarding principles.