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Human Rights roles can span human rights, civil rights, rights monitoring, treaty bodies, freedom of expression, and minority rights. Titles and responsibilities vary by employer, grade and duty station, so use each vacancy's stated requirements as the final authority.
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Human Rights Officer
UNSOH•Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Professional (P-4)13 days leftYesterday
Legal Adviser
ICRC•Cairo, Egypt
Professional12 days leftYesterday

Chief, Human Rights, P5
UNSOH•Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Professional (P-5)13 days leftYesterday

Expert in Trafficking in Persons for Forced Labour in Supply Chains
UNODC•Vienna, AustriaRemote
Professional · CON19 days leftYesterday

National Project Officer (Reparations and Transitional Justice)
IOM•Erbil, Iraq
Professional (NO-B)13 days leftYesterday
Human Rights Officer
MONUSCO•Beni, DRC
Volunteer (via UNV)2 days left4 days ago
Child Protection Officer (Reporting)
MONUSCO•Goma, DRC
Volunteer (via UNV)10 days left4 days ago
Human Rights Officer
OHCHR Liberia•Monrovia, Liberia
Volunteer (via UNV)19 days left4 days ago

Peace and Development Analyst
UN RCO•Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Volunteer (via UNV)19 days left4 days ago
Asociado(a) en trabajo territorial
UNDP•Bogotá, Colombia
Volunteer (via UNV)3 days left4 days ago

Human Rights Communications Associate – Palestine Focus
OHCHR•Amman, Jordan
Volunteer (via UNV)19 days left4 days ago
Associate Human Rights Officer – Sudan Response
OHCHR SDN•Nairobi, Kenya
Volunteer (via UNV)19 days left4 days ago
National Legal Officer
OSCE•Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Professional (NP2)13 days left4 days ago

Human Rights Intern – Access to Justice and Fight against Impunity
OHCHR•Bogotá, Colombia
Intern (I-1)8 days left5 days ago
Senior Protection Assistant
UNHCR•Guereda, Chad
General (G-5)9 days left5 days ago
Technical Programme Support Specialist
UNDP•New York, United States
Professional (P-3)2 days left5 days ago
Gender Mainstreaming Expert
UNDP•Bogotá, Colombia
Volunteer (via UNV)2 days left5 days ago

Intern – Case Information Management
OHCHR•Bogotá, Colombia
Intern (I-1)8 days left5 days ago
Experto(a) en seguimiento jurídico
UNDP•Bogotá, Colombia
Volunteer (via UNV)2 days left5 days ago

Intern – Information and Referral Support
OHCHR•Bogotá, Colombia
Intern (I-1)8 days left5 days ago

Grievance Mechanisms Research Consultant
IOM•Manila, Philippines
Professional (UG) · CON9 days left5 days ago

INTERN Sri Lanka accountability project
OHCHR•Geneva, Switzerland
Intern (I-1)176 days left6 days ago

Anti-Racism Intern
UN-Habitat•Nairobi, KenyaRemote
Intern (I-1)8 days left6 days ago

National HLP Legal Officer
UNOPS•Damascus, Syria
Professional (ICS-10 / LICA-10) · CON1 day left6 days ago