Human Rights Officer (Statistical Data)
Organizational Context
This position is within the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Innovation & Analytics Hub (IAH) in Geneva, Switzerland. IAH leads the office's digital transformation strategy and supports data analytics, human rights statistics, early warning systems, and innovative technology. The role reports to the Coordinator of the Human Rights Statistics Unit.
Job Purpose
The Human Rights Officer (statistical data) supports the development and application of guidance, tools, and documentation for human rights indicators, aligning with international standards, OHCHR's Global Human Rights Indicator Framework, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The role involves organizing and delivering training, technical assistance, and consultations with internal and external partners, including human rights and statistical experts. It requires reviewing literature and practices in human rights and statistics, and organizing the collection, evaluation, analysis, compilation, and dissemination of statistical data, including its processing for databases and reporting.
Responsibilities
The Human Rights Officer (statistical data) will support the development and application of definitional, methodological, data collection, and disaggregation guidance for human rights indicators, linked to international standards, OHCHR's Global Human Rights Indicator Framework, and the 2030 Agenda. Responsibilities include organizing and delivering training, technical assistance, and consultations with diverse national and international partners. The role involves reviewing relevant literature, standards, and practices in human rights and statistics, and assessing ongoing work by various stakeholders. A key duty is to organize, design, plan, and execute the collection, evaluation, analysis, compilation, and dissemination of statistical data, including its processing for databases and reporting.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of progressive experience in analytical work or policy-oriented research in human rights or a related field is required. This includes experience in analyzing, interpreting, and aggregating quantitative and qualitative data for statistical indicator production. At least two years of experience using statistical or econometrics software (e.g., R, Python, STATA) is mandatory. Experience with human rights institutions or statistical organizations is desirable.
Skills
Professionalism, strong research and analytical skills, ability to conduct independent research and draft reports, data collection and evaluation skills, ability to integrate information from various sources, communication skills (written and verbal), planning and organizing abilities, knowledge of human rights issues and statistical principles.