his position is located in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) with duty station, Juba . The incumbent reports to the Team Leader of Conflict Related Violence and Rapid Investigation Team in Juba under the overall guidance and direction of the Deputy Director of the Human Rights Division (HRD).

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in law, political science, international relations, social sciences, information systems management or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in human rights monitoring and investigation, political affairs, international relations, law or related area is required.
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience working in UN field locations is required.
• At least one year experience in leading and conducting human rights in-depth investigations and fact-finding missions in the field is required.
• Experience in organizing and managing a large volume of information, including of sensitive nature and to provide analytical reports on the same is required.

Languages:

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required.