Assistant Human Rights Officer

Supports OHCHR Tunisia in monitoring, analysing and reporting on human-rights developments while strengthening engagement with institutions, civil society and vulnerable communities. The role contributes to training, human-rights mainstreaming, coordination and advocacy, helping the Country Office integrate rights-based approaches into programmes and respond effectively to national human-rights priorities.

• Monitor and document political, legal and institutional human-rights developments
• Research and analyse human-rights trends affecting vulnerable and marginalised groups
• Prepare reports, briefing notes, analytical summaries and official correspondence
• Support human-rights training, workshops and learning materials
• Integrate human-rights and gender considerations into programme planning and monitoring
• Conduct community outreach and document concerns from civil society and affected groups
• Coordinate with government institutions, NGOs, UN partners and national human-rights bodies
• Draft advocacy and communication materials on human-rights priorities

• One month to one year of experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or a related area
• Relevant qualification in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or a related field
• Ability to research, analyse information and contribute to reporting
• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Human Rights Monitoring
• Human Rights Research
• Human Rights Reporting
• Capacity Building
• Human Rights Mainstreaming
• Community Engagement
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Advocacy
• Policy Analysis

• National UN Volunteer assignment
• One-year assignment
• USD 350 entry allowance and USD 175 resettlement allowance when applicable