This post is located in the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP), Geneva, Switzerland. The incumbent reports to the Human Rights Officer, or his/her designee
Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Plans and coordinates activities on human rights, including from a gender perspective.
Conducts open source research on missing persons in accordance with the Independent Institution’s methodology, guidelines and protocols on digital information handling, information security and open-source research.
Collects and preserves information from online sources (including web pages, social media, photo/video sharing platforms, publicly available databases) in accordance with the Independent Institution’ standards and protocols, and assists in determining its credibility and reliability.
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.
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 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, with attention to gender perspectives.
Supervises field verification work through periodic visits; follows up on different cases and situations verified by the regional offices.
Represents UN human rights programme at working level meetings.
Directs 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.
Education
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 work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in human rights, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required Experience in online open-source investigation/search/analysis/verification related to missing persons cases is required. Experience in analyzing information using specialized e-discovery software platforms is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Fluency in Arabic is desirable.
