Within delegated authority, the Investigator may be responsible for the following duties: · Plans, organizes conducts and manages investigations of cases, including through interviews with victims and witnesses, involving serious breaches of international laws related to the Independent Institution’s mandate; · Conducts interviews and obtains statements; analyzes information; · Ensures that all measures are taken for the protection of victims and witnesses who will cooperate with the Independent Institution, according to the agreed methodology and respect for the do no harm  principle; · Searches for, gathers, records and preserves all potential or relevant information, including in electronic format, ensuring that all necessary information chains are established and maintained; · Participates in briefing and planning conferences with investigation staff; · Directs and conducts incident response activities. Undertakes or oversees pre-response preparation, reception and recording of incident information, informing appropriate persons/offices during and after response, planning for response, and deployment to and control of the incident scene; preservation of evidence and hand-over of the scene to authoritative persons; · Implements and maintains established procedures to ensure professional competency and completeness throughout the investigation process; · Develops or contributes to the development of processes to meet the investigation needs; · Ensures that the information and documentation related to the investigation is protected, stored and preserved safely in accordance with procedures established by the Independent Institution; · Prepares complete and concise investigation reports and conducts post investigation tasks · Works collaboratively and in coordination with colleagues to achieve organizational goals in accordance with standard operating procedures and in compliance with organizational regulations and rules. · Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. · Performs other duties as required.

Requirements:

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, international law, criminal investigation, police studies or related fields. A first level university degree, in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Job – Specific Qualification

Not available.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in investigatory work is required. Experience carrying out investigations of violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law is required. Experience in gathering information and conducting interviews related to missing persons cases is required. Experience in analyzing information using specialized e-discovery software platforms is desirable. Investigation experience in or on the Middle East is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Fluency in Arabic is desirable.