Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) External Vacancy Announcement

Organization: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Industry: Human Rights Protection, Monitoring & Government Administration

Employment Type: Open Contract / Indefinite Period (Permanent)

Application Deadline: Thursday, July 09, 2026

Submission Channel: Online strictly through the integrated HRIS Portal links provided below

Corporate Overview

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent federal state institution established to promote and protect human rights across Ethiopia. The Commission is mandated to investigate human rights violations, monitor the state of human rights (including during emergencies and inside detention facilities), and advise the government on legal alignment with international conventions. Operating across a centralized Head Office and decentralized regional branch or city hubs, the EHRC is executing a comprehensive institutional expansion.

Open Positions & Specific Eligibility Criteria

The EHRC enforces strict legal, technical, and language capability baselines. Fluency in Amharic is required across all roles; mastery of additional local regional languages is highly advantageous.

1. Admin Assistant, Cashier & Storekeeper

• Key Focus: Handle petty cash fund reimbursements (regular and donor-funded), verify payment collections, input fixed-asset details into the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), maintain corporate calendars, track inbound/outbound correspondence, and oversee properties.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Accounting and Finance, or closely related business fields.
• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience. Knowledge of IFMIS is highly prioritized.
• Technical Skill: Advanced proficiency across the Microsoft Office Pack (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Available Duty Stations: Dessie City Office, Head Office (Addis Ababa), and other regional city nodes.
• Compensation: Base Salary + Standard Institutional Allowances.

2. Translator (English)

• Key Focus: Translate official human rights reports, press updates, articles, legal briefs, and investigative correspondence from Amharic into English and vice versa; manage media relations, coordinate multilingual clearance channels, and monitor public current affairs.
• Education: Master’s Degree (MA) or Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, International Studies, Political Science, Law, or Human Rights.
• Experience: Minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience for BA holders OR four (4) years for MA holders. Exceptionally strong written and verbal command of English is mandatory.
• Duty Station: Media and Communication Division – Location Specific.

3. Registrar

• Key Focus: Manage the front-end intake of human rights complaints, serve as the principal coordinator for the online/manual interactive Case Management System (CMS), rule on case admissibility thresholds under senior guidance, issue legal summonses, and compile thematic trend data.
• Education: LLB, BA, LLM, or MA in Human Rights Law, International Law, or related legal fields.
• Experience: Minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience for BA/LLB holders OR four (4) years for MA/LLM holders.
• Available Duty Stations: Arba Minch City Office, Hossana City Office, and other regional branches.
• Specific Arba Minch Package: Monthly Salary Scale: 29,910 ETB – 34,624 ETB | House Allowance: 12,100 ETB | Transport Allowance: 4,000 ETB.

4. Human Rights Officer, Monitoring and Investigation

• Key Focus: Manage individual human rights grievance tracks, conduct field monitoring deployments inside penal/detention centers and active emergency zones, compile investigation logs, draft institutional recommendations, and foster community stakeholder partnerships.
• Education: LLB, LLM, or MA in Law, Human Rights Law, or International Law.
• Experience: Minimum of four (4) years of experience for LLB holders OR two (2) years for MA/LLM holders.
• Target Location: Bale Robe City Office (and other designated branches).
• Specific Bale Robe Package: Monthly Salary Scale: 27,129 ETB – 31,405 ETB | House Allowance: 12,100 ETB | Transport Allowance: 4,000 ETB.

5. Intelligence, Risk Analysis Management, and Field Operations Senior Officer

• Key Focus: Monitor and model geopolitical and security dynamics within active investigation terrain; issue mandatory written “Security Clearances” prior to field mission deployments; compile threat matrix bulletins; manage Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) networks and GPS fleet software.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Intelligence Studies, Political Science, International Relations, or Data Analysis.
• Experience: Minimum of six (6) years of active experience in threat analysis, risk modeling, or military/civil intelligence environments. Total work history must encompass at least eight (8) years.
• Duty Station: Head Office (Addis Ababa).
• Financial Package: Monthly Salary Scale: 29,910 ETB – 34,624 ETB | House Allowance: 12,100 ETB | Transport Allowance: 4,000 ETB.

6. Safety and Security Coordinator

• Key Focus: Manage central security operations, coordinate central guard rosters, and command Head Office Shift Supervisors; possess sole mandate to design, update, and execute institutional security training frameworks; evaluate technical performance metrics across 13 City Office Safety Officers.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Security Management, Management, Social Sciences, or related fields.
• Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years of operational security management experience. Certified Trainer of Trainers (ToT) status is highly preferred.
• Duty Station: Head Office (Addis Ababa).
• Financial Package: Monthly Salary Scale: 32,976 ETB – 38,173 ETB | House Allowance: 16,800 ETB | Transport Allowance: 4,000 ETB | Representation Allowance: 3,800 ETB.

7. Head Office Premises Security Team Leader

• Key Focus: Supervise daily physical guard deployments, tactical rotations, and residential details; monitor CCTV matrix feeds and entry-point electronic screening gates; log structural safety incidents and issue shift briefs.
• Education: High School Completion Certificate (10th or 12th Grade) paired with certified institutional security training.
• Experience: Minimum of four (4) years of experience as a shift leader or team supervisor in corporate or public facility setups.
• Required Quantity: 2 positions.
• Duty Station: Head Office (Addis Ababa).
• Financial Package: Monthly Salary Scale: 27,129 ETB – 31,405 ETB | House Allowance: 12,100 ETB | Transport Allowance: 4,000 ETB.

8. VIP/Close Protection Senior Officer

• Key Focus: Plan, command, and audit Close Protection (CP) tactical operations for the Chief Commissioner, Deputy Chief Commissioner, and visiting high-level international dignitaries; conduct proactive route reconnaissance and destination vulnerability assessments.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science, Military Science, Law, or equivalent, paired with specialized certified training in Close Protection Operations.
• Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years of active experience inside VIP protection details, including proven tactical team leadership.
• Duty Station: Head Office (Addis Ababa).

Mandatory Document Checklist

The EHRC human resource portal screens for document compliance. Prepare the following separate digital attachments (PDF or high-resolution images):

• Well-crafted Cover Letter explicitly targeting your chosen duty station/role
• Comprehensive, updated CV highlighting specific technical competencies and software systems used
• Degree/Diploma or High School Completion Certificates alongside official academic Transcripts
• Verifiable corporate/institutional Work Experience Letters from past employers to validate tenure length

Step-by-Step Electronic Application Portal Guide

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission manages this entire recruitment profile via its internal Human Resource Information System (HRIS). Hand-delivered hard copies or casual email submissions will be deleted without review. To apply before the midnight deadline on Thursday, July 09, 2026, execute the following steps:

• Step 1: Click on or navigate through the specialized direct HRIS application link corresponding exactly to your chosen role:
  • For Admin Assistant, Cashier & Storekeeper (General/Addis): Admin Assistant, Cashier & Storekeeper | HRIS (Note: Please copy or tap the hyperlinked position line on the official portal)
  • For Admin Assistant, Cashier & Storekeeper (Dessie Branch): Admin Assistant, Cashier & Storekeeper | HRIS (Dessie)
  • For Translator (English): Translator, English | HRIS
  • For Registrar (General/Hossana): Registrar | HRIS
  • For Registrar (Arba Minch Branch): Registrar | HRIS, Arba Minch
  • For Human Rights Officer (Bale Robe): Human Rights Officer, Monitoring and Investigation | HRIS, Bale Robe
  • For Intelligence & Risk Analysis Senior Officer: Intelligence, Risk Analysis Management, and Field Operations Senior Officer | HRIS
  • For Safety and Security Coordinator: Safety and Security Coordinator | HRIS, Addis Ababa
  • For Premises Security Team Leader: Head Office Premises Security Team Leader | HRIS, Addis Ababa
  • For VIP/Close Protection Senior Officer: VIP/Close/ Protection Senior Officer | HRIS
• Step 2: The link will connect you to the official EHRC HRIS Recruitment Hub. Create a safe applicant profile.
• Step 3: Complete the web forms, attach your consolidated document checklist files, double-check your structural duty station selection, and submit.

⚠️ Selection Notice: Only short-listed applicants meeting the precise experience, language, and educational thresholds will receive automated email alerts or phone contact to sit for secondary written technical examinations and subsequent human resource panel interviews.