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Background
Peace and Human Rights Network
(PHRN) is a network of 27 member organizations based in
Mogadishu, Somalia and with sub-offices in Puntland and
southwest regions.
PHRN focuses on promotion and
advocacy for peace and Human rights.
PHRN is in the
process of recruiting a protection programme officer for its
upcoming programme in supporting human rights defenders in
Somalia.
The position requires candidates to fluently
speak and write in Somali and English to be able to
successfully carry out her/his assignments.
Key
responsibilities:
- To work within the mandate of
PHRN and follow the principles of impartiality and non-
partisanship;
- To contribute to the development of the
organisation’s security plan, update it and abide by it;
- Promoting improvement in legislation affecting human
rights defenders, provide advice on development of relevant
national legislation and present propositions to national
authorities;
- Discharging protection duties mainly with
regard to assessment and support to HRDs at risk;
- Act
as the focal point person for emergency support to HRDs at
risk among PHRN members and the wider HRD community;
- Conduct the needs assessment of human rights defenders under
the protection programme;
- Assisting individual cases
through interviews and correspondence with the appropriate
authorities in respect of access to the status determination
procedure and other rights
- Intervene with authorities
when there are violations of the law e.g. mistreatment while
in detention, arbitrary detention, abduction etc;
- Provide security advice to human rights defenders at risk;
- Monitor the security and safety situation through contact
with the human rights defenders and network members;
- Undertake regular visits within Somalia to assess and
monitor all protection issues, develop secure communication
channels with human rights defenders and persons of concern
to the project to be fully aware of their situation;
- Ensure the registration, compilation of statistical
information and other data concerning human rights defenders
under PHRN’s protection programme and regularly prepare
reports to relevant stakeholders to inform their
interventions/support;
- Liaise with like-minded
organizations for cooperation in the areas of protection and
support for human rights defenders at risk;
- Preparing
reports on the protection issues in Somalia with proposals
for intervention and monitor the security and safety
situation through contact with the human rights defenders
and network members;
- Set up and ensure the successful
implementation of the internship programme in close
collaboration with PHRN Network members;
- To collaborate
and prepare reports for PHRN on programmatic and thematic
topics;
- To liaise with NGOs, international
organisations and bodies working in the region on the
protection of human rights defenders;
- To keep abreast
of the political situation in the country and contribute to
the organization’s political analysis.
The desired
qualities are:
- Educational background: BA Degree (e.g.
Law, Political Sciences, Education or Social Sciences)
- Experience in human rights work of at least 3 years;
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Experience of working in Somalia;
- Experience with local
human rights organisations and human rights issues;
- Field mission experience in Somalia;
- Willingness and
ability to travel for extended periods of time;
- Analytical skills as well as creative and interactive
skills;
- Proven ability to write and speak concisely and
clearly and communicate effectively in Somali and English;
- Ability to empathise and high level of emotional
intelligence;
- Ability to manage stress;
- Proven
team worker;
- Valid driving license.
Location:
The position is based in Mogadishu, Somalia with frequent
travels within the country and travel out of the country
should be expected.
Languages: Fluency in spoken and
written Somali and English are a precondition.
Female
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
As part
of the recruitment process, short-listed candidates will be
required to attend a training session. Details will be
availed to the respective applicants in due course.
Applications including a letter of motivation, CV and
contact of three references should be sent to:
protectionprogramme@gmail.com
by 25th January 2013.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SECURITY MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Background
Peace and Human Rights Network (PHRN) is a
network of 27 member organizations based in Mogadishu,
Somalia and with sub-offices in Puntland and southwest
regions.
PHRN focuses on promotion and advocacy for
peace and human rights.
PHRN is in the process of
recruiting two (2) Security Management Officers for its
upcoming programme in supporting human rights defenders in
Somalia.
The position requires candidates to fluently
speak and write in Somali and English to be able to
successfully carry out her/his assignments.
Key
responsibilities:
- To work within the mandate of
PHRN and follow the principles of impartiality and non-
partisanship;
- To contribute to the development of the organisation’s
security plan, update it and abide by it;
- To assess training capacity building needs among target
groups;
- To develop capacity building interventions on security
management based on the needs of the target groups;
- Adapt relevant resource materials to the local and
national context in Somalia for the use of capacity
building;
- To report on capacity building sessions (including on
their evaluation and to propose any recommendation on
possible adaptations of the capacity building approach);
- To analyse the situation of HRDs at risk in Somalia and
contribute to the regular reporting to stakeholders as
undertaken by PHRN;
- Provide security advice to human rights defenders at risk;
- To collaborate and prepare reports for PHRN on
programmatic and thematic topics;
- To liaise with NGOs, international organisations and
bodies working in the region on the protection of human
rights defenders;
- To support PHRN’s protection programme in assessing and
assisting in cases of HRDs at risk;
- To keep abreast of the political situation in the country
and contribute to the organization’s political analysis.
The desired qualities are:
- Educational background: BA Degree (e.g. Law, Political
Sciences, Education or Social Sciences)
- Experience in human rights work of at least 3 years;
- Experience of working in Somalia;
- Experience with local human rights organisations and human
rights issues;
- Field mission experience in Somalia;
- Experience in the practical delivery of training
preferably adult learning;
- Willingness and ability to travel for extended periods of
time;
- Analytical skills as well as creative and interactive
skills;
- Proven ability to write and speak concisely and clearly
and communicate effectively in Somali and English;
- Proven team work skills.
- Valid driving license.
Location: The position is
based in Mogadishu, Somalia with frequent travels within the
country and travel out of the country should be expected.
Languages: Fluency in spoken and written Somali and
English are a precondition.
Female candidates are
strongly encouraged to apply.
As part of the
recruitment process, short-listed candidates will be
required to attend a training session. Details will be
availed to the respective applicants in due course.
Applications including a letter of motivation, CV and
contact of three references should be sent to:
protectionprogramme@gmail.com by 25th January 2013.
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