Senior Human Rights Officer/ Coordinator (Temporary Job Opening), P5 at Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Job Description

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Senior Human Rights Officer, Coordinator will:
Supervise the development of investigation plans, methodology and tools to collect and process all data;
Support the Members of the Fact Finding Mission on substantive, operational and administrative procedures and ensure their implementation;
Manage the overall work of the Secretariat of the Fact Finding Mission, including by facilitating constructive internal work-flows, information sharing, accountability and performance management;
Perform other duties as required.
Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree), in law, political science, international relations or another discipline related to human rights is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible work experience in human rights, or combined experience in human rights and international humanitarian law or international criminal law is required. A minimum of five (5) years of experience in managing teams is required.
A minimum of two (2) years of experience carrying out human rights, international humanitarian law or international criminal law investigations is desirable.
Relevant working experience in or on the region is desirable.