
Human Rights Officer
Category | Grade:Professional | P-3Deadline:18 Aug 2026Job ID:282153Posted on:4 Aug 2026
Overview
Monitors, documents, verifies and reports violations of human rights and humanitarian law for OHCHR in Ukraine. Based in Kyiv with field travel, the officer conducts sensitive interviews and investigations, analyses trends and early-warning risks, drafts reporting and supports accountability advocacy.
Department: UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine
Languages
Required: English, Russian
Desired: Ukrainian
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Monitor human-rights compliance
- Conduct field verification and fact-finding
- Interview victims and witnesses
- Analyse evidence and draft reports
Requirements
- Relevant advanced degree
- Five years of relevant experience
- English and Russian at UN Level III
Skills
Human rights monitoringInvestigationTrauma-sensitive interviewingHumanitarian law
Additional info
- Work arrangement: field_based.
- Contract duration: 6 months, possible extension.