Human Rights Officer / Child Protection Officer

Monitors, investigates and reports grave violations against children and other child-rights violations in South Sudan. The role supports child-sensitive investigations, evidence collection and links between monitoring and programmatic response.

Department: Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

• Monitor and report on grave violations against children and other child-rights violations
• Conduct independent and impartial investigations of alleged human rights and humanitarian law violations
• Interview child victims and witnesses using child- and gender-sensitive techniques
• Collect information on children associated with armed groups
• Connect monitoring and reporting activities with programmatic responses for child victims
• Contribute to analysis and documentation for the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

• Advanced university degree in law, human rights, political science, international relations, social sciences or related field OR first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least 5 years of experience in human rights, child protection, investigations, humanitarian protection or related field
• Experience interviewing victims or witnesses and documenting human rights violations
• English is required

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