Human Rights Officer-Capacity Building

MONUSCO/MONUC was established in 1999 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). SCR 2277 (2016) requests MONUSCO to support efforts of the Government of DRC towards the protection of civilians, through a comprehensive approach involving all components of MONUSCO, including through reduction of the threat posed by Congolese and foreign armed groups and of violence against civilians, including sexual and gender-based violence and violence against children to a level that can be effectively managed by the Congolese justice and security institutions; and to support Stabilization through the establishment of functional, professional, and accountable state institutions, including security and judicial institutions. The project aims at a better understanding of the most serious violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law in DRC and supports the leadership of the Mission through informed policy and decision making on future vetting of security forces through risk assessment and mitigation, joint planning for MONUSCO operations, as well as advocacy efforts.

La MONUSCO a remplacé la précédente opération de maintien de la paix - la MONUC - le 1er juillet 2010, selon le mandat établi par la résolution 1925 (2010) du Conseil de sécurité du 28 mai. Ce changement reflè;te la nouvelle phase dans laquelle le pays est entré. La MONUSCO est autorisée À recourir À tous les moyens nécessaires pour mener À bien son mandat concernant, entre autres, la protection des civils, du personnel humanitaire et des défenseurs des droits de l’homme immédiatement menacés de violence physique, ainsi que le soutien du Gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo dans ses efforts de stabilisation et de consolidation de la paix. https://monusco.unmissions.org/mandat

Under the overall supervision of the Director of the UNJHRO and the direct supervision of the Unit Coordinator where s/he will be deployed, the Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:


• Plans and coordinates activities related to thematic and country mandates on human rights, including from a gender perspective.
• Conducts substantive research and analysis of human rights issues/events and assesses their impact on the human rights situation in assigned region or country.
• Collects and analyses human rights data and indicators in country/region of assignment, including gender-specific data and indicators.
• Plan, design, implement and evaluate strategies for the mainstreaming of human rights in the activities of the Mission and the UNCT and advocates for the integration of human rights in these programmes; and suggest strategies to better promote and protect human rights in the Area of Responsibilities.
• Provides support to sub-commissions, commissions, and other bodies; follows-up on implementation of decisions rendered by policy-making bodies.
• Assist in the design, delivery, coordination, and evaluation of human rights training programmes for national officials, civil society representatives, human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs), National Human Rights Institutions and other national stakeholders.
• Design, coordinate and evaluate capacity building efforts, including those supporting institution-building and institutional reforms, for alignment with international human rights norms and to meet international human rights Law.
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• Assists country military and police to develop and implement a training program in the field of human rights, international humanitarian law, democracy, and the rule of law, with attention to gender perspectives.
• When working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-)governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs), the incumbent is strongly encouraged to set aside dedicated time for capacity development through coaching, mentoring and formal and on-the-job training.
• Any other related duties as may be required.