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Mission and objectives
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is the Secretariat Department responsible for strengthening international human rights mechanisms; enhancing equality and countering discrimination; combating impunity and strengthening accountability and the rule of law; integrating human rights in development and in the economic sphere; widening the democratic space; and early warning and protection of human rights in situations of conflict, violence and insecurity.
Context
This assignment supports the Sustainable Development Section (SDS) of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). SDS leads OHCHR’s work to integrate human rights into sustainable development and global economic policymaking. With staff in Geneva, New York and the regions, SDS provides policy guidance, tools, analysis, capacity building and technical advice across global, regional and national levels to ensure development strategies are grounded in human rights and effectively reduce inequalities.
As part of this, SDS engages in major intergovernmental processes such as the HLPF, regional sustainable development forums, and the Human Rights Council’s intersessional meetings, as well as with the UN development system to embed human rights across UN policies and operational guidance. The Section supports States to integrate human rights into Voluntary National Reviews and national development plans and assists UN country teams to embed human rights in development plans, programs and policies at country level.
The Section supports efforts to promote a human rights economy by addressing structural gaps in international financial and tax governance. This includes engaging in financing for development processes, contributing to work on international tax cooperation, and promoting fiscal policies that reduce inequality and strengthen resources for human rights. The Section also advocates for integrating human rights into measures of economic progress beyond GDP and for improved alignment of international financial institutions’ policy advice with human rights standards, including through analytical work on the impacts of economic conditionalities.
Candidates aged 18-26 are strongly encouraged to apply.
As part of this, SDS engages in major intergovernmental processes such as the HLPF, regional sustainable development forums, and the Human Rights Council’s intersessional meetings, as well as with the UN development system to embed human rights across UN policies and operational guidance. The Section supports States to integrate human rights into Voluntary National Reviews and national development plans and assists UN country teams to embed human rights in development plans, programs and policies at country level.
The Section supports efforts to promote a human rights economy by addressing structural gaps in international financial and tax governance. This includes engaging in financing for development processes, contributing to work on international tax cooperation, and promoting fiscal policies that reduce inequality and strengthen resources for human rights. The Section also advocates for integrating human rights into measures of economic progress beyond GDP and for improved alignment of international financial institutions’ policy advice with human rights standards, including through analytical work on the impacts of economic conditionalities.
Candidates aged 18-26 are strongly encouraged to apply.
Task description
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Chief of Section, the Human Rights Associate will undertake the following tasks:
• Assist the Section’s work to accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and beyond, including with research, organization of meetings, and development of materials
• Assist with the Section’s work on policy reform relating to the international financial architecture
• Assist country-level work related to the Human Rights Economy undertaken by OHCHR field presences
• Assist with an ongoing review on integration of human rights and gender equality in UN development system country analysis and programming
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Assist the Section’s work to accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and beyond, including with research, organization of meetings, and development of materials
• Assist with the Section’s work on policy reform relating to the international financial architecture
• Assist country-level work related to the Human Rights Economy undertaken by OHCHR field presences
• Assist with an ongoing review on integration of human rights and gender equality in UN development system country analysis and programming
• Perform other related duties as required.
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