Overview
This role is for a Human Rights Officer/Investigator responsible for researching, collecting, and analyzing information related to human rights, international humanitarian, and criminal law matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Researches, collects and analyses information and documentation pertaining to human rights, international humanitarian and criminal law matters.
- Conducts investigations, including through interviews with victims and witnesses.
- Conducts timely monitoring of trends and patterns of violations.
- Employs monitoring and mapping tools and multi-source, including open sources material and satellite imagery.
- Identifies alleged perpetrators based on agreed information gathering methods.
- Participates in and organizes missions to sites of violations or other places as required.
- Ensures measures are taken for the protection of victims and witnesses.
- Ensures that information and documentation related to the investigation is protected, stored and preserved safely.
- Undertakes preliminary analysis of information gathered and drafts analytical documents, including a gender analysis.
- Drafts relevant sections and provides inputs for the Group of Experts’ report.
- Ensures that gender perspective and gender-sensitive approaches are integrated at all stages of the investigation, analysis and report drafting.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible work experience in human rights is required. A minimum of two (2) years of experience carrying out human rights monitoring or investigations of violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law or international criminal law is required.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) 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.
