Careers at OHCHR · Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Overview
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights promotes and protects human rights through monitoring, reporting, technical cooperation, treaty bodies, special procedures, and field presences. Its work combines law and investigation with program, data, communications, security, and administrative functions.
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Team Assistant
Administrative Officer
Human Rights Officer (Economist)
Human Rights Officer
Human Rights Officer (Economist)
Évaluateur associé de projet PBF de consolidation de la paix
Migration and Human Rights Intern
Sustainable Environmental Management Specialist
Assistant Human Rights Officer
Human Rights Officer (Gender Adviser/GBV Investigator)
Social Media Support
Programme Management Assistant
Support Article Development
Senior Human Rights Officer
Public Information Officer
Consultant in Sea-Level Rise and Human Rights
Associate Human Rights Officer
Assistant Human Rights Officer
Human Rights Officer
Pasantía de apoyo a la Misión Técnica de ONU Derechos Humanos en Perú sobre monitoreo legislativo
Human Rights Officer
Human Rights Officer
Human Rights (Right to Development) Internship
Associate Administrative Officer
Associate Human Rights Officer
Programme Support Associate: Human Rights
Sri Lanka Accountability Project Intern
Representative, Human Rights
National Consultant on Inclusion in Education
Human Rights Officer
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OHCHR seeks human-rights, legal, and investigative professionals as well as colleagues in program management, data, communications, security, and operations. Role-relevant evidence can include ethical handling of sensitive information, rigorous analysis, survivor-centered practice, impartiality, and respectful engagement with counterparts.
OHCHR is headquartered in Geneva with field presences and work across UN locations. The vacancy controls its employment route, duty station, security context, and technical requirements.
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Are all OHCHR jobs investigator roles?+
No. OHCHR also employs program, data, communication, security, operational, and administrative professionals. The technical and ethical requirements depend on the specific work.
What should an OHCHR application show?+
Match the vacancy’s legal, analytical, field-monitoring, or program requirement and explain what was verified, which confidentiality or consent safeguard mattered, and what output or outcome followed.
Does OHCHR charge candidates a fee?+
No. Legitimate UN and OHCHR recruitment does not require a payment. Use the official vacancy route and treat fee requests as a fraud warning.
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