The United Nations Human Rights Office manages two Humanitarian Funds: the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery and United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Each Fund is mandated to channel voluntary contributions towards direct assistance for survivors of these human rights violations, through grants to civil society organizations.
The Humanitarian Funds run a fellowship programme, which aims to give young professionals with experience in organizations that provide services to survivors of contemporary forms of slavery and/or torture, the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills on addressing these issues within the United Nations system.
Through this programme, fellows will gain working-level experience with the United Nations human rights system responding to contemporary forms of slavery and torture, including the evaluation and management of grants.
The fellow will contribute to the work of the Humanitarian Funds including through the following:
Entitlements
The selected candidates will be entitled to a monthly stipend that will cover basic living expenses in Geneva, as well as return ticket from/to the country of residence and basic health insurance.
Please note that this is not a regular employment position within the United Nations Human Rights Office, and it does not lead to employment rights and entitlements beyond the terms of the fellowship.
Requirements
To qualify for the fellowships, applicants must possess the following criteria:
Experience
Languages
Other
People with lived experience of contemporary forms of slavery or torture who are providing support to other survivors are strongly encouraged to apply.
Qualified candidates with relevant working experience or collaboration in organizations which received or are currently receiving financial support from the Humanitarian Funds, are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be available to attend the full duration of the programme.
The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The United Nations recruits staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided to support participation in the application process when requested and indicated in the application.
Interested candidates should send their complete application by e-mail to ohchr-unvfvt@un.org not later than 15 April 2026 (only successful applicants will receive a reply). Shortlisted candidates may be contacted for a written exam and an interview following application. The Terms of Reference cover two fellowship positions, subject to the availability of funds. Applicants should confirm their availability to one or both of the start-end dates in the application form.
Tagged as: Slavery, Torture and inhumane treatment
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