Open Source Intelligence Support to Human Rights Monitoring
Support human rights monitoring using open source intelligence.
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Overview
Support human rights monitoring using open source intelligence.
You have:
- Strong analytical and research skills with demonstrated experience in data collection and synthesis.
- Familiarity with conflict event datasets such as ACLED, Uppsala Conflict Data Program, or similar academic databases.
- Understanding of human rights monitoring frameworks and basic verification principles.
- Ability to work with structured datasets in Excel or similar tools.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow documentation standards.
- Excellent English drafting skills.
Contract
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The Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan uses Open Source Intelligence to complement field-based human rights monitoring, strengthen early warning analysis, and support evidence-based reporting. Open source information from conflict event datasets, academic databases, and credible public platforms is systematically reviewed and integrated into internal analytical tools. The Online Volunteers will support the structured collection, verification, and organization of open source information to strengthen analysis and contribute to the preparation of the half-yearly human rights report.
· Systematic compilation of relevant conflict and human rights-related incidents from designated open source databases on a bi-weekly basis.
· Structured data entry into the Open Source Intelligence platform using agreed templates and classification standards.
· Monthly summary notes highlighting trends, patterns, and emerging risks identified through open source data.
· Consolidated analytical inputs for inclusion in the half-yearly human rights report.
· Documentation of sources and metadata to ensure traceability and transparency.
Under the supervision of the Human Rights Division, the Online Volunteers will collect relevant data and information from established open source platforms, including ACLED, Uppsala Conflict Data Program datasets, academic conflict databases, and other credible public sources. The volunteers will review, extract, and organize relevant incidents and contextual information into the Division’s Open Source Intelligence platform in accordance with established classification and documentation standards. They will support basic data cleaning, cross-referencing, and consistency checks, and assist analytical teams in preparing inputs for the half-yearly human rights report.
Strong analytical and research skills with demonstrated experience in data collection and synthesis. Familiarity with conflict event datasets such as ACLED, Uppsala Conflict Data Program, or similar academic databases. Understanding of human rights monitoring frameworks and basic verification principles. Ability to work with structured datasets in Excel or similar tools. Strong attention to detail and ability to follow documentation standards. Excellent English drafting skills.
Potential interview questions
| Describe your experience with data collection and synthesis in the context of human rights. | The interviewer is interested in your background and how it relates to the job. | Provide specific examples of projects or tasks where you collected and analyzed data. |
| How familiar are you with conflict event datasets like ACLED or Uppsala? | This helps assess your familiarity with the tools you'll use. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you explain a situation where you had to ensure the accuracy and consistency of data? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to organize and document sources when collecting data? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe how you approach analyzing trends in data you collect. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Have you worked in a team that focused on data analysis or reporting? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your experience with using Excel for data management? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you followed documentation standards in your previous work? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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