Human Rights Assistant - Ukraine

Job Title: Human Rights Assistant
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Reporting to: Senior Human Rights Advisor
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 Human Rights Assistant will support human rights research, analysis and capacity development, helping strengthen institutional approaches to accountability, rights protection and inclusive governance. Working under the guidance of the Senior Human Rights Advisor, the role will contribute to evidence-based analysis, monitoring, practical tools and knowledge-sharing, while respecting institutional mandates, confidentiality and data-protection requirements.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Human Rights Research and Analysis
  • Research relevant Ukrainian legislation, policies, international human rights standards and comparative institutional practices
  • Prepare research notes, briefing papers, reports and materials for technical discussions
  • Analyse authorized complaint and monitoring information to identify recurring themes, emerging trends and potential systemic human rights concerns
  • Support research on service members' rights, including service conditions, healthcare, discipline, discrimination, gender equality and access to remedies
Monitoring, Data Analysis and Documentation
  • Develop monitoring questionnaires, checklists and data-collection tools, and organize and analyse information gathered through authorized monitoring and research activities
  • Support complaint categorization, data-quality checks, trend analysis and preparation of thematic summaries
  • Document findings, track recommendationsand maintain accurate, appropriately anonymized and secure records
Tools, Training and Institutional Capacity Development
  • Develop and refine practical tools, templates, guidance, reference materials and analytical resources
  • Support preparation and delivery of training, workshops and knowledge-sharing activities, and document lessons learned to strengthen institutional capacity
  • Integrate gender equality, accessibility, inclusion and non-discrimination into relevant research, tools and capacity-development activities
Digital Systems and Knowledge Management
  • Support the development and testing of analytical categories, indicators, dashboards and complaint-analysis tools
  • Work with technical specialists to ensure human rights considerations, data quality, confidentiality and usability are reflected in digital workflows
  • Maintain organized repositories of research, legislation, tools, guidance and knowledge products in accordance with applicable security and data-protection requirements
Coordination and Reporting
  • Coordinate with the Senior Human Rights Advisor, technical specialists, institutional counterparts and other relevant stakeholders
  • Prepare meeting materials, document discussions, maintain action trackers and coordinate follow-up activities
  • Contribute to progress reports and project documentation, providing administrative support as required
 
Required Qualifications:
Education
  • University degree in law, human rights, international relations, political science, public policy, social sciences or a related field
Professional Experience
  • At least two years of relevant experience in human rights, rule of law, governance, accountability, research, monitoring, legal analysis or a related field
  • Experience preparing research papers, briefing notes, reports and/or analytical products
  • Experience working with qualitative and/or quantitative information and handling sensitive or confidential records responsibly
Knowledge and Skills
  • Strong understanding of fundamental human rights principles and demonstrated research, analytical and writing skills
  • Ability to manage competing priorities, work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and adapt to changing operational environments
  • Knowledge of Ukrainian human rights legislation, international human rights law or international humanitarian law is an asset
  • Experience in Ukraine or other conflict-affected settings, or with government, international organizations, oversight institutions or security-sector programming
  • Familiarity with complaint-management systems, data-analysis or visualization tools, monitoring and field research, and gender equality and inclusion 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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