Overview
The Human Rights Officer (Investigator Coordinator) role involves reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating human rights activities, preparing reports, and coordinating investigative activities relating to missing persons.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviews, monitors and evaluates activities relating to the implementation of international human rights instruments.
- Prepares relevant human rights parts of reports for the General Assembly, HRC, etc.
- Meets regularly with the peacekeeping team to plan projects and review project activities.
- Works with UN and non-governmental programmes to integrate human rights.
- Ensures up-to-date information regarding substantive matters in the field of human rights and investigations relating to missing persons.
- Makes contact with other sectors of the UN, other international organizations and governments, families of missing persons and other relevant stakeholders.
- Assists country military and police to develop and implement a training program in the field of human rights, international humanitarian law, democracy and the rule of law.
- Serves as team leader with responsibility for carrying out the coordination and supervision of investigative activities relating to missing persons.
- Trains and supervises 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.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required. Experience conducting or supervising investigations relating to human rights violations and missing persons is required. Experience engaging directly with victims, survivors and families of missing persons in the context of human rights, investigative, accountability or transitional justice processes is desirable. Experience in data analysis, information management and case management systems, including the use of e-discovery tools in support of investigations, human rights work, accountability processes or related analytical functions, 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.
