Human Rights Specialist

This national UN Volunteer supports OHCHR’s human-rights work in Panama City. The assignment monitors rights conditions, documents violations, prepares analysis and early warnings, supports technical assistance and advocacy with institutions and civil society, advances follow-up to international recommendations, and integrates human-rights approaches into UN planning and public communications.

• Monitor the human rights situation in Panama and support technical assistance
• Document civil and political rights violations in reports, briefs and early warnings
• Support advocacy and dialogue with state institutions and civil society
• Strengthen protection and participation mechanisms and coordination processes
• Support follow-up to UPR, treaty-body and special-procedure recommendations
• Prepare visibility materials and strategic communications on rule of law and civic space

• Law, Political Science, International Relations, or Social Sciences, with academic background in human rights – Required
• Experience in human rights field at national or international level
• Excellent knowledge of international human rights instruments and tools for their promotion and protection is required
• Required: English

• Experience with UN agencies and relevant regional actors is an asset
• Experience working on human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean is desirable

• Human Rights
• Legal Analysis
• Advocacy
• Technical Assistance
• Strategic Communication
• Research and Analysis

• Early Warnings
• Matrices

• This is a national UN Volunteer assignment.