Call for Applications! for the post of Senior Fellow – Communications Drafting & Special Mechanisms (Legal Officers) (2 positions)!

Reports to- Executive Secretary to the ACHPR
Job Location-Banjul, The Gambia
Compensation- USD 3000 Net per Month all inclusive

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has received technical assistance from The Open Society Foundations (OSF), through an implementing partner – The Institute for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (IHRDA). OSF works globally to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. Its work is committed to Expression, Justice and Equity, with cross-cutting work around climate and intersectional justice. OSF-Africa seeks to advance similar priorities on the continent, rooted in and framed from an African perspective to meet present-day, interconnected challenges to open society. OSF-Africa’s vision is to build a globally respected, vibrant, and integrated Africa, characterized by democratic governance, sustainable development, and economic systems that deliver more just, inclusive, and accountable outcomes with and for the people and the environment in Africa.

Job Purpose

Senior Fellow – Communications Drafting & Special Mechanisms (Legal Officer)’s main job purpose is to coordinate, promote and provide technical backstopping for the activities of Special Mechanisms assigned, and to monitor and report to the Commission on the human rights situation relating to the assigned Special Mechanisms.

How to apply

Please send your cover letter and detailed CV to [email protected], with the subject line: “Senior Fellow Communications Drafting & Special Mechanisms (Legal Officer)” no later than Wednesday, 24 July 2024 at 11:59 p.m. GMT.