Senior Human Rights Monitoring & Training Lead

Global Roles; Genf; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Roles in Geneva seeks a Human Rights Officer to lead monitoring and reporting on human rights and international humanitarian law. You will coordinate evidence collection, ensure data quality and privacy, and produce analytical papers to inform strategy and policy.

The role requires drafting capability, coordinating field missions and delivering capacity-building trainings for UN staff and partners, with emphasis on gender integration and accountability.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in human rights, law or related field.
• First-level degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced degree.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in human rights or related areas.
• Experience in drafting human rights reports and policy documents.
• Knowledge of chain of custody procedures for human rights investigations.
• Familiarity with monitoring, documentation, analysis, and reporting methodologies.
• Proficiency in English at UN Level III.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate monitoring implementation of human rights and IHL and ensure follow-up on recommendations.
• Coordinate evidence collection, documentation, and quality control of rights information.
• Lead production and review of reports, briefings, and analytical papers with legal analysis as appropriate.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with UN data privacy and security standards.
• Coordinate and deliver trainings/workshops for UN staff and partners.

Skills

HR Monitoring

HR Reporting

HR Investigation

Chain of Custody

Field Missions

HR Documentation

Policy Drafting

Analytical Reporting

International Humanitarian Law

Confidentiality

Data Protection

Capacity Building

Research Methodology

Legal Analysis

International Relations

Policy Analysis

Social Science Research

Education

Master’s degree in human rights

First-level degree + 2 years qualifying experience accepted

Job description

Global Roles in Geneva seeks a Human Rights Officer to lead monitoring and reporting on human rights and international humanitarian law. You will coordinate evidence collection, ensure data quality and privacy, and produce analytical papers to inform strategy and policy.

The role requires drafting capability, coordinating field missions and delivering capacity-building trainings for UN staff and partners, with emphasis on gender integration and accountability.