HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER, All UN Locations

United Nations; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Nations OHCHR roster positions are advertised for recruitment into the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and its regional and country presences, including peacekeeping operations. Incumbents report to a Director, Chief or designee and may be assigned to multiple specialties within the Human Rights family.

Roster members can apply to specialties such as General Human Rights, Human Rights Adviser, Gender Adviser, Legal Adviser, and Protection of Civilians Specialist over the

Qualifications

• These positions are located in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and in regional and country presences, as well as peacekeeping operations of the United Nations Secretariat.

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Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian

Job Family : Human Rights Affairs

Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories , P-3

Recruitment Type : Generic Job Openings (for rostering)

Job Opening Job Opening ID: 285351 Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian Job Family : Human Rights Affairs Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories , P-3
Recruitment Type : Generic Job Openings (for rostering) Duty Station : All UN locations
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Date Posted : Oct 1, 2026
Deadline : Oct 30, 2026

These positions are located in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and in regional and country presences, as well as peacekeeping operations of the United Nations Secretariat. The incumbents will report to a Director, Chief or designee. The job family of Human Rights entails five distinct specialties: (1) General Human Rights, (2) Human Rights Adviser, (3) Gender Adviser, (4) Legal Adviser, and (5) Human Rights, Protection of Civilians Specialist. Candidates successfully added to the roster will be able to apply to any of the specialties represented on the roster throughout the period of their roster membership, in accordance with the United Nations Secretariat’s applicable staff selection and roster administration procedures.