HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER (Open-ended) (TJO), P3

The Human Rights Officer will monitor the implementation of human rights and international humanitarian law, provide advisory support to national and regional counterparts, and engage in advocacy and outreach activities to promote human rights. The role involves substantive support to treaty bodies and human rights mechanisms, data analysis, and partnership-building under the guidance of senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Conduct substantive monitoring of the implementation of human rights and international humanitarian law and follow up on recommendations from human rights mechanisms, including treaty bodies, the UPR and special procedures, as well as investigative findings, to ensure compliance with human rights and advance accountability.
• Collect, document and analyse evidence-based information on civil, cultural, economic, social and/or political rights, including the right to development, to enable analysis, early warning and response, accountability and informed decision-making, identifying gaps and contribute to ensuring human rights data is discoverable, interoperable and appropriately shared, including from gender and leave no one behind perspectives.
• Collect, verify and analyse multi-source information relevant to the human rights thematic and/or country-specific situation, ensuring data quality and methodological compliance, including from a gender perspective and leaving no one behind.
• Provide advisory and substantive support to national and/or regional counterparts to strengthen their human rights systems, institutions and frameworks, including complaints mechanisms, victim and witness support services and engagement with human rights mechanisms, including reporting and implementation of recommendations.
• Provide substantive advisory support to civil society on the integration of human rights into protection, rule of law, the human rights economy, transitional justice and accountability exercising professional judgment under the guidance of senior staff.
• Provide substantive support treaty bodies, special procedures, the UPR and/or commissions of inquiry through research, coordination and follow-up exercising professional judgment under the guidance of senior staff.
• Engage youth networks to advocate for youth rights and meaningful participation in civic, political and other decision-making processes.
• Engage in the promotion of Human Rights through advocacy and impactful outreach activities.
• Engage substantively in the Office’s partnership‑building activities, including supporting the identification, development and maintenance of partnerships, under the guidance of senior staff.
• Implement effective communication activities to amplify human rights messaging and outreach contributing substantive content, coordination and outreach under the guidance of senior staff.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human rights, law, political science, international relations, social sciences, economics, public policy, sustainable development, humanitarian affairs or related field.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in human rights or related areas is required.
• Relevant experience may include, but is not limited to political affairs, public affairs, international relations, law, social sciences, economics, development, humanitarian affairs, or other related areas.
• Knowledge of international human rights law, norms, and standards is required.
• Skills in drafting human rights reports, policy and other documents is required.
• Knowledge of regional and international human rights mechanisms is desirable.
• Knowledge of international humanitarian law and its application.
• Skills to communicate complex and technical matters to diverse audiences.
• Skills to integrate a human rights-based approach, leave no one behind, gender equality and women's empowerment into all areas of work.
• Knowledge of human rights monitoring, documentation, analysis, research and reporting methodologies, including planning, coordinating and conducting field missions.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Knowledge of regional and international human rights mechanisms.

Skills

• International Human Rights Law
• Human Rights Monitoring
• Human Rights Reporting
• Policy drafting
• International Humanitarian Law
• Human Rights Approaches
• Gender Equality Integration
• Human Rights Documentation
• Field Mission Coordination
• Data Analysis
• Advocacy and Outreach
• Treaty Body Support
• Human Rights Research
• Regional Human Rights Mechanisms
• Critical Thinking

Languages

English, French, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Russian