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| Organization | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| Posting Title: | HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER |
| Job Opening ID: | 279185 |
| Department/Office: | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| Duty Station: | KHARTOUM |
| Posting Period: | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Deadline | Jul 1, 2026 |
Org. Setting and Reporting
This post is found in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Country Office in Sudan, based in Khartoum. The incumbent will serve as Human Rights Officer and lead the Civic Space team. The incumbent will work under the supervision and guidance of the Head of the OHCHR Country Office or her/his Deputy.
Within delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties: – Lead and coordinate the monitoring of the implementation of human rights and international humanitarian law and ensure appropriate follow-up on recommendations from human rights mechanisms, including treaty bodies, the UPR, special procedures, and investigative findings, to support compliance with human rights and advance accountability. – Coordinate and manage the collection, documentation, and quality control of evidence-based information on civil, cultural, economic, social, and/or political rights, including the right to development, to support early warning, accountability, and informed decision-making, identifying gaps and ensuring the proper handling and sharing of human rights data, including from gender and leave no one behind perspectives. – Lead and coordinate the production and substantive review of human rights reports, briefings, and other communications, with legal analysis as appropriate, and prepare analytical papers to inform strategies, policies, programmes, crisis management, guidance, and decision-making, with attention to gender integration and leave-no-one-behind perspectives. – Lead the provision of substantive advice and technical support to national and/or regional counterparts to strengthen their human rights systems, institutions, and frameworks, including complaints mechanisms, victim and witness support services, and engagement with human rights mechanisms, including reporting and implementation of recommendations. – Lead the design and delivery of human rights capacity-building programmes for State institutions, security forces, NHRIs, civil society, and other stakeholders, including on human rights-based approaches with attention to gender integration and leave-no-one-behind perspectives. – Lead the provision of substantive advice to civil society on the integration of human rights into protection, rule of law, the human rights economy, transitional justice, and accountability. – Advise UN leadership and UN partners on the integration of human rights into protection, rule of law, economic policy, transitional justice, and accountability, leading substantive advisory inputs within assigned areas of responsibility. – Lead the engagement with youth networks to advocate for youth rights and meaningful participation in civic, political, and other decision-making processes. – Support strategic direction and provide policy advice to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia, and all forms of discrimination, with a leave-no-one-behind perspective, applying a gender and intersectional analysis throughout. – Promote Human Rights through leading advocacy and impactful outreach activities. – Lead and coordinate the office’s partnership building and creation of new partnerships. – Manage and coordinate the activities of the team, including hiring, training, assigning tasks and responsibilities, and ensuring that deadlines are met. – Plan and manage required resources to implement the responsibilities, projects, and activities.
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in human rights, law, political science, international relations, social sciences, economics, public policy, sustainable development, humanitarian affairs or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in human rights or related areas is required. Relevant experience may include, but is not limited to political affairs, public affairs, international relations, law, social sciences, economics, development, humanitarian affairs, or other related areas. Planning, organising, and coordination skills in a large multi-stakeholder environment is required. Knowl
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