Women Protection Officer

South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network (SSHRDN) is a non-profit, non-political civil society network that is identified by the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) with the registration number 2284. It is a coalition of civil society organizations and individuals working to protect promotion of human rights in South Sudan. SSHRDN was established as an independent entity partnering with international and regional Human Rights Power Houses. SSHRDN is based in Juba but has reach across South Sudan. This position is to support the available capacity of the secretariat in reaching the organization’s main objective.

The Women Protection Officer (hereafter referred to as WPO) leads and coordinate Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Protection programs with the objective of providing timely and effective protection to WHRDS as well as supervising protection interventions within the office and the WHRD cluster. The incumbent should have the ability to forge strong partnerships with government entities, civil society organizations and international nongovernmental organizations. To achieve this, the WPO will need to build and main effective relations with WHRDs and partners

The deadline for receiving applications is November 5th, 2021
Send your application to this email [ [[email protected]] cc ([email protected])

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