Task description:

Under the day-to-day direct supervision of the Department:

• Build partnerships with the private sector and other key stakeholders to promote the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with national companies, Chambers of Commerce, industry associations, and other private sector entities

• Closely engage National & Provincial Human Rights Institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs), environmental human rights defenders, community leaders, and other relevant stakeholders for a participatory and inclusive approach to NAP-BHR implementation, monitoring, and reporting

• Identify key private sector stakeholders from both export and non-export sectors to build partnerships and champions for responsible business practices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Build and regularly maintain a database of key contacts relevant to BHR for the Department

• Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing and advocacy relevant to human rights including in relation to business activity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

• Plan and organize events, including press conferences, briefings, trainings, report launches, public forums related to human rights issues etc.

• Participate in knowledge networks and consultations with international organizations and CSOs

• Collaborate with relevant partners, stakeholders, and UNDP to raise awareness, engage in policy dialogues, and advocate for meaningful change in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Support the Department’s participation in South-South peer learning activities and relevant national, regional, and global events

• Coordinate closely with the EU Human Rights Programme team at UNDP on joint activities, advocacy, and events

• Support coordination of provincial efforts for NAP-BHR implementation and overall activities for promotion and protection of human rights of the Department under its legal and policy mandate.

• Work closely with the Department to coordinate its efforts in implementing, monitoring, and reporting progress of the NAP-BHR and relevant human rights policies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

• Support the Department in leading regular meetings of the provincial Steering Committee for implementation of NAP-BHR and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Human Rights Policy by conducting required background research, drafting agenda, taking minutes, and coordinating with other members of the Committee

• Lead consultations, workshops, seminars, and other awareness-raising and capacity-building events led by the Department related to NAP-BHR implementation

• Prepare briefs, talking points, speeches, and other materials for senior representatives

• Collect relevant data from provincial stakeholders including line departments and business entities for NAP-BHR reporting purposes

• Liaise with Ministry of Human Rights and provincial stakeholders for the mid-term review process of the NAP-BHR

• Support alignment of NAP-BHR implementation, monitoring, and reporting with GSP+ compliance

• Provide ad-hoc support as required in areas including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Human Rights Policy, digitization, treaty-body reporting, engagement of education sector for human rights, etc

• Closely coordinate with other relevant stakeholders to ensure no duplication of interventions

• Conduct research on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s legislative, policy, regulatory, and institutional framework to promote human rights including in business activity in the province.

• Assist Department in ongoing review and analysis of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s legislative, policy, regulatory, and institutional framework for promoting human rights as well as implementation mechanisms

• Conduct high-quality research and analysis on relevant topics under the NAP-BHR, especially human rights due diligence, grievance mechanisms, environmental justice and climate impacts in relation to business activity, and other priority areas of the NAP in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Track latest national and international developments (especially in the EU and the Global South) related to responsible business, e.g., trends in legislation, policies, and best practices for the promoting of human rights in business activity

• Support Department in developing knowledge products and publications to raise visibility of its activities to promote responsible business practices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Prepare weekly updates for the state of Business & Human Rights and other relevant areas as guided by the Department