Job Title: Senior Human Rights Advisor
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine, with travel within Ukraine as required and subject to security conditions
Reporting to: Team Lead
Remuneration: Fees are subject to negotiation in line with market rates 
Indicative LOE/Time Frame: Full-time, November 2026 - December 2028
Citizenship: Ukrainian (preferred)
Language Requirements: Fluency in Ukrainian and English required
Application Deadline: 22 November 2026 

1. A cover letter is mandatory to be considered. Cover letters should effectively align your skills and experiences with the specific job responsibilities outlined in the position's description, demonstrating your aptitude and enthusiasm for the role, your daily fee and current availability.
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Background and Purpose:
Ukraine continues to face significant governance, security and institutional challenges arising from Russia's full-scale invasion, while advancing reforms and preparing for recovery and reconstruction. Strengthening public institutions, accountability, the rule of law and institutional resilience remains essential to effective governance and sustainable recovery.
Alinea International supports governance and institutional development initiatives in Ukraine, working with government counterparts and international partners to strengthen institutional capacity, improve public-sector effectiveness and support locally led reform.
The Senior Human Rights Advisor will provide technical expertise and practical support to strengthen institutional capacity in human rights protection, complaint analysis, monitoring and evidence-based recommendations. The role will build staff capacity and promote sustainable, locally owned approaches, without replacing institutional personnel or exercising statutory decision-making powers.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Human Rights Technical Advice and Complaint Analysis

• Advise on Ukrainian legislation, international human rights standards and relevant international humanitarian law
• Strengthen human rights-based approaches to complaint assessment, prioritization, documentation and referral
• Improve the consistency and quality of complaint analysis, evidence assessment and identification of potential rights violations
• Promote confidentiality, data protection, procedural fairness, equality and non-discrimination in complaint handling

Systemic Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting

• Develop methodologies to analyse complaints and monitoring findings, identify recurring concerns and assess systemic issues
• Support thematic reviews, monitoring frameworks, indicators and early-warning approaches
• Prepare evidence-based reports and recommendations, and support tracking of responses and implementation
• Advise on monitoring and information-gathering methods that respect confidentiality, informed consent and protection requirements

Gender Equality, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination

• Integrate gender-responsive and inclusive approaches into complaint handling, monitoring and institutional procedures
• Identify barriers to service members' access to complaint mechanisms and remedies, including those related to gender, disability and discrimination
• Promote appropriate use of disaggregated data while protecting privacy and confidentiality

Capacity Development and Institutional Strengthening

• Deliver training, mentoring and coaching, and develop guidance, templates and quality-assurance tools to strengthen the consistent application of human rights standards
• Advise on complaint procedures, monitoring and reporting, and document lessons learned to support staff development and sustainable knowledge transfer

Coordination, Peer Learning and Knowledge Management

• Coordinate with project teams, institutional counterparts and technical specialists, and facilitate peer learning by adapting Ukrainian and international good practices to local context
• Document emerging issues and lessons learned, contribute to project monitoring and reporting, and maintain technical resources for authorized personnel

 
Required Qualifications:
Education

• Advanced university degree in law, human rights, international law, international relations, public policy, social sciences or a related field

Professional Experience

• At least seven years of experience in human rights, rule of law, accountability, oversight, protection or related fields, with demonstrated knowledge of international human rights standards and their practical application
• Experience developing human rights policies, procedures, monitoring methodologies or analytical tools, and working on complaint handling, case analysis, investigations or institutional accountability
• Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance, mentoring and capacity development, particularly with government or public-sector institutions

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent analytical, research, report-writing and communication skills, with sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive or high-risk information
• Strong stakeholder engagement and capacity-development skills, with the ability to work effectively in complex, high-pressure and conflict-affected environments
• Knowledge of Ukrainian legislation and institutions, military oversight, international humanitarian law, gender equality and non-discrimination is an asset
• Experience with NATO, EU, UN, OSCE, bilateral cooperation or international development programmes is an asset

Languages

• Fluency in Ukrainian and professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken, are required
• Additional languages, including French, are an asset

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