Human Rights and Social Development Adviser - PPAC and Youth
Human Rights and Social Development Adviser - PPAC and Youth
SPC - Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Suva, Fiji
The role
Human Rights and Social Development Adviser will co-manage the Pacific People Advancing Change (PPAC) Program, a CSO human rights and social development advocacy capacity building and small grants program; manage the CSO/ shadow reports for relevant United Nations human rights treaties and PICs Universal Periodic Review (UPR); and support the Team Leader with the work on the regional youth accountability mechanism.
The key responsibilities of the role include
Co-management of the PPAC Program
- Undertake regular project planning, prepare/revise project annual work plans and budgets;
- Co-lead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the PPAC program and the PPAC small grants phase transition processes;
- Co-lead the shortlisting, evaluation and granting process and take ownership of overall supervision of 1-2 PPAC countries;
- Provide technical assistance to the CSO grantees to implement and deliver on human rights, gender and social inclusion commitments;
- Identify the capacity building needs of the CSOs grantees.
Management of the alternative Human Rights treaty and Universal Periodic Review (UPR) reporting program
- Demonstrate sound leadership in managing the CS0’s alternative human rights treaty reporting program;
- Liaise with CSO stakeholders within SPC countries to develop and deliver capacity building on specific alternative human rights treaty reporting’s and UPR requirements;
- Provide technical assistance to CSO stakeholders within SPC to draft specific alternative human rights treaty reports and the UPR reports as per the reporting guidelines provided by the relevant United Nation (UN) human rights treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council;
- Lead the day-to-day activities of the alternative Human Rights treaty and UPR reporting program.
Support the Team Leader with technical assistance to the regional youth accountability mechanism
- Conduct research and provide policy papers pertaining to the development of the Pacific regional youth accountability mechanism;
- Provide secretariat support to SPC-led-working groups, task forces and other technical committees to develop and implement the Youth accountability mechanism;
- Support the Team Leader in the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to officials of the Ministries of Youth to deliver on their commitments under the youth accountability mechanism;
- Prepare reports on the monitoring, evaluation and learning of the work around the youth accountability mechanism.
Project management and staff supervision
- Collaborate with the Country Focal Officers (CFOs), PPAC officers and other in-country staff to develop implement, monitor and report against project, programmes and activities work plans and budgets;
- Manage the leave approvals, management plans and performance appraisals of CFOs and PPAC officers as required;
- Collaborate with CFOs and in country focal points to develop, implement, monitor and report against CFOs’ work plans and budgets.
Key selection criteria
Qualifications
- A postgraduate qualification in development, human rights, law, gender, international relations or other relevant social science from a recognised university.
Technical expertise
- At least 10 years of development experience working in the field of human rights, gender equality, CSO engagement and social inclusion, and/or youth development with at least 5 years of working in Pacific;
- Programming, developing, delivering, and reporting against work plans.
Language skills
- Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness
- Ability to work in a multicultural, inclusive and equitable environment.
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