Human Rights Officer / Investigator

Investigates alleged human rights and international criminal law violations for the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, gathering evidence, protecting witnesses and contributing analysis for mission reporting.

Department: Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran

• Research, collect and analyse information on human rights, humanitarian law and criminal law matters
• Conduct investigations and interviews with victims and witnesses to corroborate allegations
• Monitor trends and patterns of violations relevant to the mandate
• Use monitoring, mapping, open-source and satellite material to support incident geolocation and authenticity assessment
• Identify alleged perpetrators using agreed information-gathering methods
• Protect, store and preserve investigation information under mission procedures
• Draft analytical documents, gender analysis and report sections
• Integrate gender-sensitive approaches throughout investigation, analysis and reporting

• Advanced university degree in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or a related field, or first-level degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least five years of progressively responsible work experience in human rights
• At least two years of experience carrying out investigations of violations of international human rights law or international criminal law
• English is required

• Temporary position available until 31 December 2026, subject to funding or mandate extension
• Eligibility may be limited to candidates based at the duty station