Business and Human Rights Analyst
Organizational Context
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supports national and local capacities for political, economic, and social reforms, aligning with its 2026-2030 Country Programme. The "Accelerating Rights-Based Trade and Investment in BiH (ARTI BiH)" project specifically aims to strengthen responsible business conduct by enhancing policy dialogue, institutional capacity, and the practical application of human rights and environmental due diligence standards, crucial for EU accession and competitiveness.
Job Purpose
The Business and Human Rights Analyst will provide essential day-to-day coordination and substantive support for the ARTI BiH project in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This role is critical for implementing project activities, including work planning, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, and reporting. The analyst will facilitate collaboration among government institutions, private sector actors, academia, financial institutions, and business support organizations. A key focus will be on strengthening capacities for responsible business conduct, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and Human Rights Due Diligence, particularly for SMEs, and integrating these principles into financial sector practices, while ensuring a human rights-based and gender-responsive approach throughout all project interventions.
Responsibilities
The Business and Human Rights Analyst will coordinate and implement project activities according to work plans, ensuring timely execution and follow-up on deliverables. This includes organizing and facilitating meetings, consultations, policy dialogues, workshops, and trainings with diverse stakeholders such as government bodies, private sector entities, academia, and financial institutions. The role involves providing substantive and technical support for initiatives promoting responsible business conduct, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and Human Rights Due Diligence. Key duties include preparing analytical inputs, guidance materials, and knowledge products, and contributing to the development of practical tools and a digital HRDD/RBC self-assessment tool. Engagement with the private and financial sectors, including capacity-building and awareness-raising, is essential. The analyst will also ensure gender equality and human rights considerations are integrated into project activities, support monitoring and data analysis, and contribute to knowledge management and reporting on project results and lessons learned.
Work Experience
Applicants with a Master's degree are not required to have professional work experience. Those with a Bachelor's degree must have a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience in project coordination, private sector development, business support, human rights, or responsible business conduct. Experience in coordinating with diverse stakeholders, providing technical support to the private sector, and familiarity with responsible business conduct or Human Rights Due Diligence concepts are beneficial.
Skills
Core Competencies: Achieve Results, Think Innovatively, Learn Continuously, Adapt with Agility, Act with Determination, Engage and Partner, Enable Diversity and Inclusion. Technical Competencies: Negotiation and Influence, Project Management, Communication, Relationship Management, System Thinking, Gender Equality, Business and Human Rights (including UNGPs and HRDD).