Human Rights Officer (TJO) – UN OHCHR Cambodia

About the role

The Human Rights Officer (TJO) will be based in the UN OHCHR Country Office in Cambodia, reporting directly to the Country Representative. The incumbent will lead monitoring, verification and documentation activities and provide legal analysis to support the country programme.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of monitoring, verification and documentation missions in line with the office’s programme and methodology.
• Develop legal analyses, guidance notes and technical cooperation tools for field‑level human‑rights work.
• Review, monitor and evaluate activities related to the implementation of international human‑rights instruments.
• Prepare human‑rights sections of reports for the UN General Assembly, Human Rights Council and other bodies.
• Provide inputs for discussions on protection and technical‑cooperation matters.
• Engage regularly with UN staff, national officials and civil‑society partners to plan activities, review progress and share good practices.
• Collaborate with States, UN entities and NGOs to integrate human‑rights, gender and Leave No One Behind dimensions into programmes.
• Maintain up‑to‑date information on substantive human‑rights issues and recommend actions.
• Ensure gender equality is embedded in policies, evaluations and programme monitoring.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of a wide range of human‑rights issues and mechanisms, especially the Universal Periodic Review.
• Familiarity with the mandates of human‑rights organisations and UN procedures.
• Ability to analyse legal statutes, political contexts and socio‑economic factors affecting human‑rights situations.
• Experience in producing in‑depth studies and recommendations for complex human‑rights challenges.
• Proven capacity to train state authorities and civil‑society actors on early warning and preventive measures.

Required skills

• Legal analysis and drafting of guidance notes.
• Monitoring and evaluation of human‑rights programmes.
• Stakeholder engagement with governments, UN agencies and NGOs.
• Gender‑sensitive and inclusive programme design.