Human Rights Monitoring & Reporting Lead

UN Atlas; Genf; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva seeks a Human Rights Officer to lead monitoring of rights and international humanitarian law, ensuring follow-up on recommendations and coordinating evidence-based information collection and documentation.

You will oversee reports and communications, provide legal analysis, and help train UN staff and partners while upholding strict confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in human rights, law, political science, or related fields.
• Minimum 7 years in human rights or related areas.
• Experience drafting human rights reports and policy documents.
• Knowledge of investigation chain of custody procedures.
• Strong monitoring, documentation, analysis and reporting skills.
• Experience planning and conducting field missions.
• Discretion with confidential information and data privacy.
• Fluent in English and French.

Responsibilities

• Lead monitoring of human rights and international humanitarian law implementation.
• Ensure follow-up on recommendations from human rights mechanisms.
• Coordinate collection, documentation, and quality control of evidence-based information.
• Lead production and review of human rights reports, briefings and communications.
• Provide legal analysis and papers for strategy and policy development.
• Coordinate training programs to build capacity among UN staff and partners.

Skills

English

French

Data analysis

Report writing

Training delivery

Confidentiality

Integrity

Education

Master's degree in human rights or related field

Bachelor's degree + 2 years qualifying experience

Job description

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva seeks a Human Rights Officer to lead monitoring of rights and international humanitarian law, ensuring follow-up on recommendations and coordinating evidence-based information collection and documentation.

You will oversee reports and communications, provide legal analysis, and help train UN staff and partners while upholding strict confidentiality.