Associate Human Rights Officer (JPO, P2)

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 with emphasis on international law, in particular international humanitarian law and international human rights law or related field
• 3 years of professional experience in human rights (in armed conflicts), international humanitarian law or another related area required. (Counted at 100%, gained after completion of the first university degree. Internship experience is counted as 50%, regardless of whether paid or not.)
• Good IT skills, including proficiency in word processing, excel and other commercial software packages

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: CV in English

Find useful tips and resources related to UN applications on the cinfo website and read this article. 

 

Application deadline: 14 August 2025

Written Test: to be completed between 22 – 28 August 2025 

First round of interviews: 12 September 2025 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.