National Human Rights Officer

United Nations Development Programme (Libya)

1.Ensuring/Supporting UNSMIL HRS and the project Team in the implementation of the Project Addressing the File of Missing Persons in Libya based on national legal framework and best practices on transitional justice, truth-seeking, accountability, and missing persons in particular.

• Conduct thorough analysis and research of the political, legal, and governance situation in Libya on a continuous basis with a particular focus of areas that have impacts on the project implementation,
• Keep abreast of policy and legal changes that can affect project implementation,
• Review concept notes, reports, and ToRs for all project activities based on prior needs assessment and context analysis as well as international standards and UN Guidance on transitional justice,
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits, reporting back on findings and recommendations, follow-up to ensure timely implementation of the recommendations to build the capacity of the implementing partners and respect of Do-No-Harm policies,
• Ensure adherence of project activities to UN human rights Do-No-Harm policy, inclusion, transparency and due diligence policies, and providing risk mitigation measure where necessary,
• Ensure that approaches to gender equality are integrated into all aspects of Project implementation.
• Develop concept notes, reports, and ToRs for all project activities based on prior needs assessment and context analysis as well as international standards and UN Guidance on transitional justice.

2. Building and maintaining trusted relations with key local partners, including civil society organizations, judicial actors, and families of missing persons, in all regions and target areas of the Project, including to oversee grants implementation.

• Support consultations with national stakeholders for the implementation of all project activities, including with the project s technical committee, civil society organizations and families of missing persons,
• Assess capacity-building needs among local partners, including civil society organizations and victims groups, and help develop well-structured and sustainable plans for addressing them,
• Build strong and trusted relationship with local counterparts, as well as with target communities (families of missing persons and civil society in particular),
• Identify appropriate civil society partners and monitor implementation of grants and other contractual engagement, in coordination with Project Team,
• Perform other activities as assigned by the Transitional Justice Expert, Project Team Leader and/or the project manager.

3. Facilitating knowledge building, effective communication, awareness raising of the project activities and building partnerships.

• Compile project progress reports, distilling lessons learnt, and contribute to reporting requirements,
• Provide sound contribution to knowledge building, networks and communities of practice,
• Ensure systematic recording of best practices and lessons learnt from project implementation in the area of missing persons and transitional justice,
• Provide technical support to the Head of UNSMIL HRS and UNDP Rule of Law project manager and implementing team to analyze results and lessons learnt and best practices in project implementation and participate actively in relevant communities of practice,
• Contribute to project communications and visibility efforts including the development of a range of core communication content including reports, briefings, infographics, case studies and presentations.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization