This position is located in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Country office in Syria, Damascus (duty station is subject to change). The incumbent represent the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and shall report to the Chief of the Asia Pacific and Middle East and North Africa Branch (APMENAB) in coordination with the Chief of the MENA Section.

Under the direction of the Chief of Branch, the Senior Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties: • Leads and coordinates the work of OHCHR Syria in line with the mandate of the High Commissioner. • Formulates human rights strategies, including from a gender equality perspective; develops a vision or direction for the work of the Syria Office and creates the conditions for implementing that vision or direction. • Represents the High Commissioner on matters of human rights. • Advises the High Commissioner on strategies to address human rights issues of concern. • Proposes plans of action to appropriate United Nations bodies for immediate and long-range solutions to human rights problems in general and specific thematic areas. • Builds and maintains relationships with the Syrian authorities, Ambassadors, Heads of UN Agencies and other intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations on human rights issues, propose human rights based solutions to issues of concern. • Develops and maintains relations with Government officials at the highest levels and advises them on human rights issues and policies. • Advises the UN Resident Coordinators and the UN Country Team on human rights-based strategies in relation to their various mandates and that build and strengthen national capacities and institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights. • Exercises daily management of the office, including oversight of all logistic, financial and human resources in accordance with relevant UN Rules and Procedures. • Designs, develops and implements activities and programs to address human rights concerns, including their gender dimensions. • Formulates the programme of work, budget and medium-term plan of the office and participates in the overall formulation and approval of the programme of work, and administrative matters. • Prepares human rights reports on key developments. • Manages, coordinates, organizes and supervises human rights officers. • Performs other related duties as required.