Senior Human Rights Officer/ Coordinator (Temporary Job Opening), P5 at United Nations

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.