In its resolution S-35/1, on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, adopted on 24 November 2022, the Human Rights Council decided to establish a Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the mandate to present an oral update in June 2023, and the final report in March 2024.
The United Nations is now recruiting staff members to support the investigation, who will work at the UN human rights office in Geneva, Switzerland.
Below is the list of positions available. Applications are now open through January 22, 2023. For more information and to apply with the United Nations, click on the links provided below.
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Available Staff Positions for the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Senior Human Rights Officer, Coordinator of the Fact-Finding Mission (P5) – Supervises the development of investigation plans, methodology, and tools to collect and process all data; supports the human rights experts of the fact-finding mission on substantive, operational, and administrative procedures, and ensures their implementation. Knowledge of Persian is desirable.
Human Rights Officer, Investigation Team Leader (P4) – Manages the day-to-day operations of the Secretariat’s investigations team; participates in and organizes missions to sites of violations or other places as required; serves as first reporting officer of the team of Human Rights Officers/Investigators and other experts in the Secretariat; develops investigations, information gathering, and operational plans in accordance with standard OHCHR methodology, including on the integration of gender perspective. Knowledge of Persian is desirable.
Human Rights Investigator 1 (P3) – Researches, collects, and analyses information and documentation pertaining to human rights, and criminal law matters as relevant to the mandate, and, under the guidance of the Investigation Team Leader, proposes investigative methods and tools; conducts investigations, including through interviews with victims and witnesses, to gather information and corroborate allegations of violations of international human rights law, and international criminal law as relevant to the fact-finding mission’s mandate; conducts timely monitoring of trends and patterns of violations. Fluency in Persian is desirable.
Human Rights Investigator 2 (P3) – Researches, collects, and analyses information and documentation pertaining to human rights, and criminal law matters as relevant to the mandate, and, under the guidance of the Investigation Team Leader, proposes investigative methods and tools; conducts investigations, including through interviews with victims and witnesses, to gather information and corroborate allegations of violations of international human rights law, and international criminal law as relevant to the fact-finding mission’s mandate; conducts timely monitoring of trends and patterns of violations. Fluency in Persian is desirable.
Human Rights Investigator 3 – Child Rights Advisor (P3) – Collects, researches, and documents information pertaining to violations and abuses of child rights related to the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission; conducts prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations of alleged violations of international human rights law affecting children; conducts field missions and interviews with children victims and witnesses employing child and gender-sensitive interviewing techniques; analyses information and evidence collected with a view to identifying evidentiary gaps, and informing the development of investigative strategies to fill these gaps. Fluency in Persian is desirable.
Human Rights Investigator 4 – Sexual and Gender Based Violence Investigator (P3) – Takes the lead in researching, collecting, and analyzing information and documentation related to sexual and gender-based violence, as required by the mandate; provides advice on the drafting of the information gathering plan with respect to sexual-based violence-related issues; and, under the guidance of the Investigation Team Leader and the Gender Advisor proposes information gathering methods and tools to conduct investigations into sexual gender-based violence, including interviews with victims and witnesses. Fluency in Persian is desirable.
Political Affairs Officer, Political Advisor (P4) – Researches and analyses the political system and security and military structures in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and provides regular and up-to-date mapping of those structures and their impact in response to developments on the ground; provides an assessment of the operating environment for law enforcement and other security forces in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Knowledge of Persian is desirable.
Information and Evidence Officer (P3) – Manages the Fact-Finding Mission’s electronic information and evidence repository and leads information and evidence review and analysis tasks as an eDiscovery project manager by: a) Translating the objectives of investigations into technical activities to assist teams in their examination of electronic content; b) Populating evidence selection systems in a manner that enables teams to select relevant information and evidence; c) Analysing structures and purposes of collected data in order to advise staff on appropriate measures to extract relevant information while maintaining the forensic integrity of the evidence. Knowledge of Persian is desirable.
Analyst / Reporting Officer (P4) – Reviews and analyses information collected and advises Secretariat staff on addressing gaps and following leads; in coordination with the Investigation Team Leader, identifies gaps and orients the investigation accordingly; coordinates closely with the Legal Adviser to ensure information collected corresponds to the required legal elements. Knowledge of Persian is desirable.
Associate Interpreter / Translator (Persian) 1 (P2) – Assists in providing accurate translation and simultaneous interpretation, as required, from English to Persian and vice versa, while integrating a gender perspective, especially in relation to age and gender-sensitive use of language and documentation of sexual and gender-based violence. Fluency in English and Persian is required.
Associate Interpreter / Translator (Persian) 2 (P2) – Assists in providing accurate translation and simultaneous interpretation, as required, from English to Persian and vice versa, while integrating a gender perspective, especially in relation to age and gender-sensitive use of language and documentation of sexual and gender-based violence. Fluency in English and Persian is required.
Administrative Assistant (G6) – Initiates, processes, monitors, reviews and follows-up on actions related to the administration of the unit’s human resource activities, e.g., recruitment, placement, relocation, promotion, performance appraisal, job classification reviews, separation, training etc., ensuring consistency in the application of regulations and procedures.
In addition, it has been reported that three more job openings are expected to be made available, although they have not yet been advertised:
- Legal Advisor (P4)
- Gender Advisor (P4)
- Open Source Investigator (P3)
