Human Rights Officer Asia Pacific

The Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) is currently recruiting a “Human Rights Officer Asia Pacific” as below.

Established and registered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Centre for Civil and Political Rights envisions the full implementation of and respect for all human rights worldwide, as proclaimed in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which, as of June 2021, is ratified by 173 States. The Centre aims to fulfil this vision by promoting universal ratification of the ICCPR and enhancing its application by all stakeholders as well as implementation of the recommendations issued by the UN Human Rights Committee, the monitoring body of ICCPR, to the State parties. For this purpose, CCPR has been carrying out various activities to build capacity of national stakeholders, especially civil society, facilitate their constructive engagement with the HR Committee and holistic utilisation of UN Human Rights mechanisms, and assist their efforts to protect civil and political rights at a grassroots and national level. Throughout the years since its establishment, the Centre has been playing crucial role to amplify the impact of the work of the HR Committee and civil society engagement and established its unique profile in-between the national stakeholders and the Committee with experience and tangible results.

Job title: Human Rights Officer Asia Pacific (junior, part-time position)

Location: Recruited person is requested to be stationed in one of the countries in South-East Asia. The position reports to Centre’s Regional Coordinator Asia Pacific.

Starting date: 1 December 2022 or as soon as possible

Duration: Initial contract up to 15 August 2023, including the probation period of 1 month. Contract can be extended depending on the performance and available resource.

Responsibilities: The main responsibility of the position is to assist the CCPR’s Regional Coordinator Asia-Pacific in the implementation of Centre’s projects in in the region, including:

• Research, data collection and report writing on the situation of civil and political rights in project target countries and/or specific thematic issues;
• Documentation and reporting of activities including note taking during meetings;
• Development, maintenance and updating of advocacy tools for monitoring implementation of ICCPR and/or Human Rights Committee’s recommendations;
• Facilitation of the civil society engagement and utilisation of the the UN Human Rights System (e.g. UN Treaty Bodies and UN Human Rights Council);
• Communication and coordination with project partners;
• Relevant administrative and financial work; and
• Other duties as assigned by the Regional Coordinator Asia Pacific.

Required qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields, preferably in human rights / international human rights law and at least 3 years of professional work experience in the field of human rights / international human rights law;
• Profound knowledge of international human rights law, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);
• Fluency in oral and written English;
• Being based in a country in South East Asia.

Desirable qualifications:

• Excellent knowledge of UN Human Rights Mechanisms;
• Master’s degree in in human rights / international human rights law;
• More than 3 years of professional working experience in the field of human rights / international human rights law;
• Profound knowledge of the human rights situation in a country or countries in Asia Pacific;
• Fluency in at least one of the languages spoken in South East Asia;

Working hours: The position is expected to be 60% – 80% (full time = 40 hours per week)

Salary: The exact amount of the salary will be decided based on the qualifications, the country of residence and working hours (%) of the recruited person.