Monitoring Team Leader for Ukraine Monitoring Initiative (SSA)

The consultant will ensure the effective organization of deployments and the collection of credible testimonies on alleged international human rights law and international humanitarian law violations in Ukraine. The role involves overseeing logistical and administrative aspects, assembling deployment teams, and collaborating closely with ODIHR programmatic and security colleagues to support monitoring efforts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the effective monitoring of deployed teams on the ground, ensuring information collection aligns fully with ODIHR’s trauma informed approach and priorities
• Plan and facilitate deployments by preparing essential documentation and engaging with colleagues in Common Services
• Supervise and support monitoring efforts by observing and providing feedback to monitors on interview techniques, adherence to ODIHR methodologies, and proper documentation of testimonies
• Organize and conduct pre-deployment and post-deployment briefings for deployment participants and core team members
• Ensure accurate data management by maintaining and updating relevant internal databases on collected information, deployments, and monitoring activities

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in public international law, international human rights law, international humanitarian law or related field
• Minimum six years’ experience in human rights monitoring, ideally in conflict-affected settings, and with interviewing survivors of human rights abuses and with persons suffering from trauma
• Sound knowledge of international humanitarian law and relevant human rights law and standards
• Experience of conducting interviews with the assistance of interpreters
• Strong ability to work under stress and to be open-minded and to pursue reliable, and accurate information
• Readiness to listen to traumatic experience and work long hours in difficult work environments
• Recent HEAT training including first aid training is considered an asset
• Previous training in preventing re-traumatization and interview techniques is considered an asset
• Previous participation in ODIHR monitoring activities is an asset
• Excellent knowledge of English, including excellent communication and drafting skills
• Digital literacy and proficient use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of the region, and Ukrainian/Russian languages is considered an asset

Skills

• Human Rights Monitoring
• International Humanitarian Law
• International Human Rights Law
• Interviewing Survivors
• Trauma-Informed Communication
• Use of Interpreters
• First Aid
• Preventing Re-traumatization
• Monitoring Operations Management
• Logistics Coordination
• Testimony Collection
• Microsoft Outlook
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Digital Literacy
• Report Drafting
• Conflict-affected Settings Experience

Languages

English