Senior Human Rights Specialist

hace 7 días

Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México United Nations A tiempo completo
Job Title: Senior Human Rights Officer

Org. Setting and Reporting

The Senior Human Rights Officer will be responsible for leading and coordinating the work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Mexico City, Mexico. The incumbent will represent the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and report to the Chief of the Americas, Europe and Central Asia Branch (AECAB) in coordination and consultation with the Chief of the Americas Section.

Responsibilities
  • Leads and coordinates the work of OHCHR-Mexico, following its mandate of monitoring, advisory services, technical cooperation, protection, and promotion of human rights.
  • Formulates human rights strategies, including from a gender equality perspective, and develops a vision or direction for the work of the Mexico Office.
  • Advises the Government of Mexico on human rights matters and the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team on strategies to build and strengthen national capacities and institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights.
  • Exercises daily management of the office, including oversight of all logistic, financial, and human resources aspects in accordance with relevant UN Rules and Procedures.
  • Represents the High Commissioner on matters of human rights in the country and builds and maintains relationships with the Mexican authorities, Ambassadors, Heads of UN Agencies, and other intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations on human rights issues and implementation of programmes.
  • Proposes policy directives and plan of action to appropriate United Nations bodies for immediate and long-range solutions to human rights problems in general and specific geographical areas.
  • Designs, develops, and implements significant policy and program changes to address regional or global human rights issues, including their gender dimensions.
  • Formulates the programme of work, budget, and medium-term plan of the office and participates in the overall formulation and approval of the programme of work and administrative matters.
  • Effectively promotes fund-raising strategies at local level to ensure financial sustainability of the field presence and the strengthening of human and financial resources.
  • Prepares human rights reports on key sectors or key regional developments.
  • Develops and maintains relations with officials at the highest levels of governments and advises them on human rights issues and policies.
  • Coordinates and oversees human rights research initiatives.
  • Manages OHCHR Country Office in Mexico, including supervision, management, guidance, development, and coaching of international and national staff.
Competencies
  • Education: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in law, political science, international relations, social sciences, or related field.
  • Job-Specific Qualification: Not available.
  • Work Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law, or related area is required. Out of the ten years, a minimum of four years of experience managing a team of at least 8 people is desirable. Experience monitoring and/or investigating human rights issues in field settings is desirable.
  • Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English and Spanish (both oral and written) is required.

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