Associate Human Rights Officer

LOCATION Jigjiga City Office

№ of Position 1

REPORT TO Jigjiga City Office Head

DURATION Open Contract/Indefinite Period

SALARY RANGE Gross monthly salary of ETB 17,750.00 – ETB 20,567.00 plus ETB 8,640.00 Housing allowance and ETB 3,300.00 Transport allowance, depending on candidates qualification, experience and earning history

Purpose of the Job:

To support in the day-to-day activities of monitoring and investigation activities and projects.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist investigation of human rights complaints assigned to him/her;

• Support to decisions in consultation with coordinators and Senior Human Rights Officers;
• Assist in monitoring of places of detention and draft reports;
• Contribute to human rights monitoring during emergencies;
• Support in Proposing areas for systemic investigation and refer them to thematic functions in consultation with the coordinator;
• Participate in managing partnerships and relationships with stakeholders;
• Assist in conducting research on human rights issues as appropriate;
• Contribute to input revisions of guidelines, manuals, and tools;
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

• LLM/LLB Degree in Law, Human Rights Law, International Law.
• Zero years of experience for LLM holders. 2 years relevant experience or 6-12 months participation on Young Leaders Program (Internship Program).
• Computer literate
• Knowledge of Amharic required. Knowledge of other local languages is advantageous

Interested candidates should write a covering letter, explaining why they are interested in this role, why you are the right person for the job with a recent CV which should be sent to the following email address: [email protected]

Please include the name of the position and location on the subject of the email. Candidates who didn’t follow the procedure will be rejected automatically. Please do not respond to the automatic reply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written exam and interview.

Women candidates and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

Deadline for application: Tuesday 13th of May, 2025.

EHRC is committed to protecting all children from all forms of harm and to creating a safe and welcoming work environment. EHRC has zero-tolerance approach on sexual harassment and any harm against children. Hence, EHRC will only hire candidates whose background and behaviour is aligned with anti-sexual harassment and child safeguarding principles.