Human Rights Officer

Duty station:
Doha, Qatar.

This position is located in the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region (UNTDC), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Doha. The incumbent reports to the Head of the UNTDC.

• Serve as Coordinator of the Human Rights Training Unit, manage staff, and coordinate with other units to ensure complementary and comprehensive implementation of the Centre's mandate.
• Lead the coordination of all human rights training programmes, develop and supervise the production and delivery of regional and sub-regional training programmes, materials, tools, and learning methodologies for diverse stakeholders.
• Conduct needs assessment exercises based on OHCHR priorities to identify where programmes or materials need to be developed, updated, or customised.
• Ensure all training activities apply OHCHR methodology and maintain quality control over work products.
• Coordinate with OHCHR Methodology, Learning, Policy and Practice Section to apply training methodology and exchange best practices.
• Prepare a strategy and an annual workplan for the Unit, including resource requirements, and report on activities and results as required.
• Provide specialised training methodology support to OHCHR field offices in the region.
• Develop partnerships with training institutions and relevant UN entities.
• Integrate gender equality considerations into training policies, programmes, and evaluation processes.
• Draft reports and other documents for the Centre and evaluate technical projects, making recommendations as needed.
• Manage and coordinate Unit staff, including performance management, supervision, training, assignment of tasks, and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Represent the Centre in meetings as required.
• Perform other related duties requested by the Head of Centre.

Professionalism:
Knowledge of a range of human rights issues, approaches and techniques to address complex problems in political, ethnic, racial, gender and socio-economic dimensions; ability to design and implement human rights education and training programmes; competency in evaluating and integrating information from varied sources; skill in training civil authorities and advocacy groups; commitment to professional competence, persistence, calmness under stress, and incorporating gender perspectives.

Communication:
Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others; tailors language, tone, and style to match audience; shares information openly.

Planning & Organising:
Sets clear goals and priorities; allocates resources efficiently; foresees risks; monitors and adjusts plans as needed.

Managing Performance:
Delegates appropriately, assigns clear responsibilities, monitors progress, provides feedback and coaching, encourages initiative, and supports career development.

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, human rights, political science, international relations, social sciences or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

At least seven (7) years of professional experience in human rights, education, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required. Experience in designing, managing and delivering human rights training and education programmes is required. Experience in working with governments and stakeholders (NHRIs, civil society, others) including through capacity building is desirable. Experience in managing and supervising staff is desirable.

Experience in a field operation of the UN Common system or a comparable international organization is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English is required. Arabic is required. Minimum proficiency levels are defined by the UN Language Framework.

• Language
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which will be followed by a competency-based interview.