Overview
This role involves reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating activities related to international human rights instruments and conducting investigations into illicit financial flows that lead to human rights violations.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviews, monitors and evaluates activities relating to the implementation of international human rights instruments, including recommendations of treaty bodies and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council.
- Prepares relevant human rights parts of reports for the General Assembly, HRC, etc. notes on the status of ratification of human rights instruments, etc.
- Conducts investigations of complex illicit financial flows leading to human rights violations and abuses utilising a variety of tools and methodologies; Liaises with international and regional financial institutions to collect relevant information that may assist future accountability and transitional justice processes, and provides an expert analysis on the interrelated nature of financial, economic and social cultural aspects and impacts of such crimes on South Sudan's economy and its capacity to provide services to its people.
- Prepares analytical briefs following fact finding missions.
- Works with UN and non-governmental programmes in the country/region to integrate business and human rights, including their gender dimensions in their programs; helps design and implements the human rights program and designs the organization and focus of the evaluation.
- Ensures up-to-date information regarding substantive matters in the field of human rights and makes recommendations on actions to take.
- Makes contact with other sectors of the UN, other international organizations and governments on coordination and policy matters; brief representatives and provides, as appropriate suggestions and recommendations.
- Support Investigations team leader with carrying out, in consultation with the Coordinator, work coordination and administrative functions relating to the staff, planning and budget.
- Trains and supervises new/junior staff.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in economic crime investigations, human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required. Experience in investigation on illicit financial flows is desirable. Experience in forensic accounting and or economic analysis is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, criminal investigation, 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.
