Overview
This role involves planning, coordinating, and conducting research and analysis on human rights issues, with a focus on gender equality dimensions, to support the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Key Responsibilities
- Plans and coordinates activities related to thematic and country mandates on human rights, including from a gender perspective.
- Conducts substantive research and analysis of human rights issues/events and assesses their impact on the human rights situation in assigned region or country.
- Collects and analyses human rights data and indicators in country/region of assignment, including gender-specific data and indicators.
- Provides support to sub-commissions, commissions and other bodies; follows-up on implementation of decisions rendered by policy-making bodies.
- Ensures human rights issues, including their gender equality dimensions considerations, are integrated into political, humanitarian and economic efforts and programme.
- Defines work plan for area assigned in accordance with established terms of reference.
- Assists developing and implementing training programs in the field of human rights, with attention to gender perspectives.
- Supervises verification work and follows up on different cases and situations as required.
- Represents UN human rights programme at working level meetings.
- Supports capacity-building efforts on human rights in region/country of assignment.
- Writes a variety of reports, communications, briefings, statements, etc., including to policy-making bodies.
- May provide guidance to new/junior staff.
- Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required. Experience in human rights research and analysis is required. Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
