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Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is looking for qualified candidates to fill the following position. 

Purpose of the Job:

Conduct the day-to-day monitoring activities related to Human Rights in the different sectors and at different levels, for the promotion and protection of refugees, IDP’s and migrants. In addition, the role will be responsible to assist in the development and implementation of advocacy and campaign strategies. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the undertaking of researches, studies and analyses to identify violations of human rights and legislative gaps with concrete recommendations in relation to refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights; 
• Conduct regular monitoring on selected institutions to assess whether their policies, procedures and practices are in compliance with international and regional human rights standards relevant to refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights and produce reports with concrete remedial recommendations; 
• Conduct awareness raising and campaigns on refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights to ensure adherence to national and international protection standards and guidelines;
• Support in advocating for refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights through dialogues, forums, conferences and other channels and mediums;
• Support in the development of human rights education on refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights;
• Support in the investigation of complaints on the violation of refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights;
• Collaborate with team members and contribute to and/or draft various human rights reports, communications, briefing notes, statement or other products in relation to refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights;
• Contribute to the development of annual plans for the thematic function in line with EHRC’s Strategic Plan and program priorities;
• Establish and maintain collaboration/partnership with relevant stakeholders, including government institutions, civil society organizations, media, UN agencies, private sector, development partners and other partners working on refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights; 
• Support in monitoring and evaluation of projects on refugees, IDP’s and migrants rights against set objectives and indicators; 
• Keep the Director informed with regular detailed and accurate reports on progress and hurdles of monitoring work; 
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience:

• LLM/LLB Degree in Law, Human Rights Law, International Law.
• 4 years of relevant experience for LLB and 2 years of relevant experience for LLM.
• Computer literate.
• Knowledge of Amharic required. Knowledge of other local languages is advantageous

How To Apply

Interested candidates should write a covering letter, explaining why they are interested in this role, why you are the right person for the job with a recent CV which should be sent to the following email address: HRM@ehrc.org

Please include the name of the position and location on the subject of the email. Candidates who didn’t follow the procedure will be rejected automatically. Please do not respond to the automatic reply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written exam and interview.

Women candidates and candidates with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

Deadline for application:  Tuesday 25th of November, 2025.

EHRC is committed to protecting all children from all forms of harm and to maintaining a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment. We have a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment and any harm against children, and expect all employees, partners, and candidates to uphold EHRC’s Child Safeguarding and Anti-Sexual Harassment policies. As such, we will only hire individuals whose background, behaviour, and values align with these principles.