Human Rights Officer, Monitoring and Investigation

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

Purpose of the Job:

Manage individual human rights complaints, plan, and implement monitoring of places of detention and emergencies, finalize reports and issue recommendations. Develop and implement advocacy and follow up strategy.  

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage investigation of human rights complaints assigned to him/her;

• Contribute to decisions in consultation with coordinators and Senior Human Rights Officers;

• Conduct monitoring of places of detention and draft reports; 

• Conduct human rights monitoring during emergencies;

• Issue recommendations: develop and implement advocacy and follow up strategy 

• Proposes areas for systemic investigation and refer them to thematic functions in consultation with the Senior Human Right Officer/Coordinator; 

• Manage partnerships and relationships with stakeholders; 

• Conducts research on human rights issues as appropriate;

• Provide input on revisions of systems, policies, guidelines, manuals, and tools;

• Perform other tasks as assigned.

LOCATION    Gambella City Office

? of Position    1

REPORT TO    Gambella City Office Head

DURATION    Open/Indefinite 

SALARY RANGE    Gross monthly salary of ETB 22,989.00 - ETB 27,380.00 plus ETB 7,200.00 Housing allowance and ETB 2,200.00 Transport allowance, depending on candidates’ qualification, experience and earning history
 

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 behavior are 

aligned with anti-sexual harassment and child safeguarding principles.  

Qualifications and Experience:

• MA in Human Rights, LLM in Human Rights Law, LLM in International Law, LLM in public law (relevant to Human Rights) or LLB.

• 2 years of relevant experience for MA/ LLM 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 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:  Thursday 15th of August, 2024.