Human Rights Officer (Gender Adviser/GBV Investigator)

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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: $94,871 USD-$122,627 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Deadline: 29/05/2024
  • Location: Austria
Gender-based violence (GBV) Human rights
Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is located within the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, based in Vienna, Austria. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Coordinator of the Secretariat of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.

ResponsibilitiesWithin delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer (Gender Advisor / GBV Investigator) will be responsible for the following duties: 
  • - Advises the Members of the Commission and the Secretariat on the gender dimensions of human rights violations and abuses, including through gender analysis, advice on, training, ensuring integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Commission; 
  • - Researches, documents and collects information pertaining to women's human rights and gender issues directly related to the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, including violations of international human rights and, international criminal law; 
  • - Recommends referral pathways addressed to victims and survivors, in accordance with agreed methodology and strategy of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, as well as OHCHR' s methodology and full respect for the 'do no harm principle'; 
  • - Ensures proper documentation, collection, preservation of information, analysis and reporting on cases of sexual and gender-based violence and other gender-based human rights violations and abuses and that the gender-specific impact of violations is assessed, documented, analysed and reported by all members of the team; 
  • - Conducts and/or assists the team in interviewing and evidence gathering activities, ensuring that necessary measures of protection and confidentiality for witnesses and victims are gender-sensitive; 
  • - Participates in field missions for information gathering activities; 
  • - Contributes to the drafting and timely submission of the final report, recommendations and other analytical documents of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine; ensure that such documents integrate gender perspective and that gender-sensitive language is used throughout them. 
  • - Suggests gender-specific priority recommendations for the final report, including on sexual and gender-based violence. 
  • - Provides advice to the team on the integration of gender-sensitive information gathering methods including interviewing, security arrangements, witness and victim protection and safe information and data handling; 
  • - Performs other duties as required.


Qualifications
  • Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in law, political science, international relations or another discipline related to human rights is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible work experience in human rights, international humanitarian law or international criminal law is required.    A minimum of two (2) years of experience working on women's human rights, gender integration and/or on sexual and gender-based violence is required.    Experience in providing gender analysis in human rights monitoring or human rights,   international humanitarian law or criminal law investigations is desirable.    Experience in drafting reports is desirable.    Experience in conflict or post conflict settings, is desirable.
  • For the position advertised, fluency in English  (both oral and written) is required. 

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