Associate Human Rights Officer (JPO, P2)
Colombia, Bogota D.C., Bogotá
Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation
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Date of last update: 2026-01-23 (Expiry date: 2026-02-17)
Job description
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The mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is to ensure the universal enjoyment of all human rights by giving practical effect to the will and resolve of the world community as expressed by the United Nations.
OHCHR Colombia monitors the human rights situation, provides technical assistance to the Government and civil society, promotes international human rights and humanitarian law standards, and reports annually to the Human Rights Council.
Following the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP, OHCHR Colombia assumed additional responsibilities related to monitoring public policies on dismantling criminal organizations, protecting human rights defenders, supporting the transition of former combatants to political life, reviewing cases of detained FARC members, and accompanying victims in their pursuit of truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-recurrence.
As Associate Human Rights Officer you support the Representative Unit by providing the following:
- Support interagency peace process efforts
- Receive and document complaints and interview victims and witnesses of human rights and international humanitarian law violations
- Conduct field monitoring and produce analytical reports on the human rights situation
- Register and manage cases of human rights and international humanitarian law violations in the Office database
- Contribute to reporting, technical assistance, and engagement with civil society, integrating a gender perspective throughout.
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Part of the Swiss JPO Programme, this position is sponsored by the Peace and Human Rights Division (PHRD) of the FDFA.
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Vacancies: 1
Working hours (%): 80-100% / 100%
80-100% / 100%Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Duration: 1-2 year assignment (1 year renewable fixed-term contracts)
Education level: Master's degree
Driving licence: Car driving licence
Macro-area: Latin America and the Caribbean
Level of experience: Professional, 3 to 5 years
Area of work Definition: Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, Law, Public Administration
Area of work: Political Affairs, Conflict and Peacekeeping
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations
Skills required
For the Swiss JPO programme:
- Swiss nationality
- Not older than 32 years at the date of the first round of interviews
- Fluency in English and a second UN language
- Master's degree
- Two Swiss national languages
- Driving license
For this position:
- Master's degree in Law, Human Rights, Social/Political Science, International Relations or in related fields
- 3 years of professional experience in the protection of human rights or another related area required. (OHCHR counts work experience gained after completion of the first university degree. Internship experience is counted as 50%)
- At least one year of work experience in monitoring, collection of information and advocacy on human rights violations in the field is desirable
- Knowledge of UN Human rights instruments and procedures, including international human rights law and humanitarian law.
- Fluency in Spanish
Please find more details in the full job description.
Important details regarding your application
Make sure your profile on cinfoPoste is complete and up to date:
- Mandatory: Motivation letter in English (not more than 3500 characters, to be inserted in the pop-up window when you click on "apply")
- Mandatory: UN Personal History Profile duly completed and uploaded under the section "documents". Note that we will base our evaluation and calculation of your relevant experience on the UN Personal History Profile, not the CV.
- Mandatory: Work certificates, diplomas and university credentials (as PDF) uploaded under the section "documents".
- Mandatory: A copy of your driving license
- Optional: updated CV in English
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Application deadline: 17 February 2026
Written test: to be completed between 20 – 25 February 2026
First round of interviews: 10 / 11 March 2026 online
Start date: Please be aware that the recruitment process may take 3 to 6 months. You are expected to start your assignment within 3 months following notification of selection.
Any questions? Contact Michal Habegger, cinfo's Recruitment Specialist, recruitment@cinfo.ch
We are committed to gender balance and encourage applications from qualified individuals of all genders. We also welcome applications from people with different gender identities and from people with different backgrounds, including sexual orientation, disability, cultural or religious background. We value an inclusive working environment that promotes equal opportunities and a non-discriminatory culture.
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