Overview
The Human Rights Officer will plan and coordinate human rights activities, conduct research and analysis of human rights violations, and ensure human rights issues are integrated into various efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Plans and coordinates activities related to thematic and country mandates on human rights, including from a gender perspective.
- Conducts substantive research and analysis of human rights violations, including through interviews with victims and witnesses.
- Gathers information and corroborates allegations of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law and assesses their impact.
- Collects and analyses human rights trends and patterns, data, and indicators in Ukraine, including gender-specific data and indicators.
- Provides support to UN human rights mechanisms and other bodies; follows-up on implementation of decisions rendered by policy-making bodies.
- Ensures human rights issues, including their gender equality dimensions considerations, are integrated into political, humanitarian, and economic efforts and programme.
- Defines work plan for area assigned in accordance with established terms of reference.
- Supervises field verification work through periodic visits, including in and across Ukraine; follows up on different cases and situations.
- Represents HRMMU at working level meetings.
- Writes a variety of reports, communications, briefings, statements, etc., including to policy-making bodies.
- May provide guidance to new/junior staff.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required. Out of the five years, a minimum of two (2) years of experience conducting human rights monitoring is desirable. Experience conducting face to face and/or remote interviews with victims and witnesses of human rights violations is desirable. Experience working in conflict setting, involving international humanitarian law, is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, political science, international relations, social sciences, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
