Human Rights Officer (Protection of Civilians Specialist)

OHCHR seeks a P-4 Human Rights Officer in Amman to lead protection-of-civilians work. The officer will coordinate human-rights, mission, humanitarian and civil-society actors; develop protection strategies; chair working groups; strengthen early warning and information sharing; provide legal and policy advice; integrate victim-centred and gender-sensitive practice; and manage the team implement...

• Lead protection coordination across UN, humanitarian and civil-society actors
• Develop mission-wide and local protection strategies
• Chair Protection Working Groups and mainstream human rights
• Analyse drivers of civilian harm and emerging threats
• Provide legal and policy advice on human-rights and humanitarian law
• Manage team activities and performance

• Advanced degree in human rights, law, political science, international relations, social sciences, economics, public policy, sustainable development, humanitarian affairs or related field
• At least seven years of human-rights or related experience
• At least five years of protection-of-civilians knowledge
• At least five years of human rights in humanitarian-context knowledge
• English fluency

• Survivor-centred and survivor-led programme design
• Conflict-related sexual violence and child-protection framework knowledge

• Protection of civilians
• Human rights law
• Humanitarian law
• Protection coordination
• Early warning
• Team management

• Fixed-term appointment limited to OHCHR entity