Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

careers.un.org

What it hires

Human rights officers (monitoring, reporting, investigations)
Lawyers servicing treaty bodies, special procedures and the Human Rights Council machinery
Field-based human rights officers in country presences and missions
Thematic specialists (rule of law, transitional justice, economic and social rights)

Contract types

FTA / TA via Inspira; field presences also engage UNVs, consultants and JPOs.

Headquarters and footprint

Geneva HQ (Palais Wilson); New York office; country and regional offices plus human rights components embedded in peace missions worldwide.

Before you apply

Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: careers.un.org · www.ohchr.org. This entry was last verified 2026-06.

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