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VacancyAnnouncement

Human Rights Advisor

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For the Project on “Strengthening the Human Rights-Based Approach in Civil Society Organisations”

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digital Transformation and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region.

Summary of the Project

Funded by BMZ, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been commissioned to implement the project “Strengthening the Human Rights-Based Approach in Civil Society Organisations” from November 2024 to December 2027. The overarching goal of the project is to strengthen the rights of vulnerable groups. On the one hand, a crucial prerequisite for this is strengthening the human resources and technical capacities of selected civil society organisations (CSOs), aiming at improving the individual skills and knowledge of employees to implement the human rights-based approach. On the other hand, the CSOs are supported in their institutional capacities (IT equipment, premises, etc.) through financial grants, among other things. The theory of change is that capacity development will support CSOs in fulfilling their mandate to implement the human rights-based approach, thereby further improving the situation for rights-holders and duty bearers alike. The civil society target group ranges from individual CSOs to overarching umbrella organizations at national level.

GIZ is recruiting candidates for the position of Human Rights Advisor for the project on “Strengthening the Human Rights-Based Approach of Civil Society Organisations”

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

FixedTerm: 12 months (renewable upon review)

Position: One (1)

Start date: 01/01/2025

Responsibilities

The Advisor performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

The Human Rights Advisor supports CSOs monitoring and implementing national human rights mechanisms established in Rwanda in their focus areas and the involvement of third parties (i.e. local and/or national government actors and the private sector) and strengthens quality assurance of services offered by CSOs to vulnerable groups (e.g. legal assistance). Further, the advisor trains self-advocacy groups on the registration process for CSOs and conducts serialized capacity development measures for CSOs on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and related processes, such as implementation of key human rights recommendations, e.g. in relation to the rights of sexual and gender minorities and people with disabilities, land rights or the right to freedom of assembly.

Tasks

The Advisor performs the following tasks:

  • Provides advice and support to the project’s partner organizations on human rights education and service provision, strategies and methodologies, and on registration for CSOs
  • Develops project plans, timelines, and resource allocation strategies
  • Recommends ways to improve current project activities, project partnerships, and strategies based on up-to-date knowledge of the legal and societal environment
  • Supports the formulation of terms of reference and the selection and supervision of third parties for the implementation of project activities, including the evaluation of services provided
  • Develops and implements human rights education training curricula
  • Assists in developing the skills of partner field staff and project coordinators and teams through training and mentoring, ensuring that they can effectively implement human rights projects in the future
  • Offers professional mentorship to relevant partner staff

Other duties/additional tasks

  • Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

Qualifications and professional experience

  • University degree in the field of law and/or human rights
  • At least 5 years of experience working as a facilitator, trainer, teacher, community mobilizer, coach or mentor
  • Several years of professional experience working with governmental and/or civil society organizations
  • Ability to grasp relevant aspects of project work and its context conceptually and in a well-structured manner and to develop them further with own ideas
  • Strong conceptual and analytical skills as well as written and verbal communication skills
  • Solution-orientated and reliable as well as independent and proactive
  • Commitment, team spirit, diplomatic skills and intercultural competence
  • Flexibility to travel in Rwanda

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) via our electronic job portal by using the button “Apply”; until 11th November 2024 at 4:00 PM. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB.

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued – regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation. We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application.

Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

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P.O. Box 59, Kigali,

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Other knowledge and additional competences

  • Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, Power point), and relevant internet and email software
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