Human Rights Officer (Statistical Data)

UN Secretariat; Genf; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Secretariat in Geneva seeks a Human Rights Officer (statistical data) to advance the indicators framework and coordinate data collection, analysis, and dissemination across partners. The role involves training and providing technical assistance to diverse national and international stakeholders.

You will review literature, ensure methodological consistency, and maintain high-quality statistical reporting in support of the 2030 Agenda and OHCHR frameworks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of analytical or policy research experience in human rights.
• At least 2 years using statistical software (R, Python, STATA).
• Experience with human rights institutions desirable.
• Master’s degree preferred in statistics/economics/human rights fields.

Responsibilities

• Develop guidance, tools, and documentation for human rights indicators aligned with international standards.
• Organize and deliver training, technical assistance, and consultations with partners.
• Review literature and practices in human rights statistics; collect, evaluate, analyze, and disseminate data.

Skills

Professionalism

Analytical skills

Research skills

Data collection

Communication skills

Planning & organizing

Human rights knowledge

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years experience

Tools

R

Python

STATA

Job description

Organizational context: This position is within the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Innovation & Analytics Hub (IAH) in Geneva, Switzerland. IAH leads the office's digital transformation strategy and supports data analytics, human rights statistics, early warning systems, and innovative technology. The role reports to the Coordinator of the Human Rights Statistics Unit.

Job purpose: The Human Rights Officer (statistical data) supports the development and application of guidance, tools, and documentation for human rights indicators, aligning with international standards, OHCHR's Global Human Rights Indicator Framework, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The role involves organizing and delivering training, technical assistance, and consultations with internal and external partners, including human rights and statistical experts. It requires reviewing literature and practices in human rights and statistics, and organizing the collection, evaluation, analysis, compilation, and dissemination of statistical data, including its processing for databases and reporting.

Responsibilities: The Human Rights Officer (statistical data) will support the development and application of definitional, methodological, data collection, and disaggregation guidance for human rights indicators, linked to international standards, OHCHR's Global Human Rights Indicator Framework, and the 2030 Agenda. Responsibilities include organizing and delivering training, technical assistance, and consultations with diverse national and international partners. The role involves reviewing relevant literature, standards, and practices in human rights and statistics, and assessing ongoing work by various stakeholders. A key duty is to organize, design, plan, and execute the collection, evaluation, analysis, compilation, and dissemination of statistical data, including its processing for databases and reporting.

Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) is preferred in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Law, Social Sciences, or related human rights fields. A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may substitute for the advanced degree.

Work experience: A minimum of five years of progressive experience in analytical work or policy-oriented research in human rights or a related field is required. This includes experience in analyzing, interpreting, and aggregating quantitative and qualitative data for statistical indicator production. At least two years of experience using statistical or econometrics software (e.g., R, Python, STATA) is mandatory. Experience with human rights institutions or statistical organizations is desirable.

Skills: Professionalism, strong research and analytical skills, ability to conduct independent research and draft reports, data collection and evaluation skills, ability to integrate information from various sources, communication skills (written and verbal), planning and organizing abilities, knowledge of human rights issues and statistical principles.

Required languages: English, French

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