Associate Human Rights Officer - Data-Driven Analysis

UN Atlas; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva is seeking an Associate Human Rights Officer to monitor, document and analyze international human rights and humanitarian law, and support follow-up on recommendations from mechanisms. The role involves drafting reports, briefings, and policy analyses, and ensuring data is discoverable and shared.

You will assist national and regional counterparts to strengthen human rights systems, integrate norms into policy and programs,

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in human rights, law, political science, IR, social sciences, economics, public policy, sustainable development or humanitarian affairs.
• Two years of experience in human rights or related fields is required.
• Knowledge of international human rights law, legal analysis and drafting reports essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the implementation of international human rights and humanitarian law and follow-up on recommendations.
• Collect, document and analyze evidence-based information across civil, cultural, economic, social and political rights.
• Draft, review and contribute to human rights reports, briefings and policy analyses.
• Verify and analyze multi-source information ensuring gender-responsive analysis.
• Support integration of human rights norms into political, peace, security, humanitarian, development and economic frameworks.

Skills

Professionalism

Teamwork

Planning & Organizing

International human rights law

Legal analysis

Report drafting

Human rights mechanisms

Data analysis

Gender mainstreaming

Effective communication

Education

Master's degree in human rights, law, political science, international relations, or related field

Bachelor's degree with two years of relevant experience substitution allowed

Job description

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva is seeking an Associate Human Rights Officer to monitor, document and analyze international human rights and humanitarian law, and support follow-up on recommendations from mechanisms. The role involves drafting reports, briefings, and policy analyses, and ensuring data is discoverable and shared.

You will assist national and regional counterparts to strengthen human rights systems, integrate norms into policy and programs,