Advocacy Specialist: Treaty Bodies
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ILGA World
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Job
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: CHF 81,060 CHF-CHF 81,060 CHF / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Permanent
- Deadline: 10/11/2026
- Location: Switzerland, Geneva
ILGA World is seeking an Advocacy Specialist on Treaty Bodies, who will work as part of our advocacy programme and coordinate the organisation’s day-to-day engagement with the United Nations human rights treaty body system.
Overview
The Advocacy Specialist: Treaty Bodies is part of ILGA World’s advocacy prgramme and coordinates the organisation’s day-to-day engagement with the United Nations human rights treaty body system.
The Advocacy Specialist: Treaty Bodies is part of ILGA World’s advocacy prgramme and coordinates the organisation’s day-to-day engagement with the United Nations human rights treaty body system.
The role advances the rights of people and communities of diverse SOGIESC by connecting grassroots, national and regional advocacy with international human rights mechanisms. It provides technical assistance to ILGA World members, regions and human rights defenders; supports strategic engagement with treaty bodies; and helps ensure that movement priorities, evidence and lived realities inform country reviews, normative developments, jurisprudence and follow-up at national level.
Working under the strategic direction of the Advocacy Senior Manager and closely with colleagues across the advocacy programme, ILGA regions, member organisations and partner organisations, the Specialist monitors treaty body processes and opportunities, coordinates submissions and briefings, supports strategic litigation and national follow-up, analyses recommendations and jurisprudence, develops capacity-strengthening resources, and maintains relationships with treaty body members and OHCHR staff. The role also works across ILGA World programmes to connect advocacy with knowledge production and movement strengthening.
Education and qualifications
- A master’s university degree or equivalent in international human rights law, law, political science, international relations or a related field, combined with 6 years of relevant work experience
or
- A first-level university degree in combination with 8 years of relevant and qualifying experience
or
- 10 years of relevant and qualifying experience instead of a master’s or first-level degree
Experience
- A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in human rights advocacy, policy or legal work, preferably within an international, regional or national civil society organisation, multilateral institution or similar setting.
- At least 2 years of direct engagement with United Nations human rights mechanisms, including substantive experience working with one or more UN Treaty Bodies.
- Experience developing and implementing advocacy strategies relating to Treaty Body country reviews, normative development or other treaty body procedures.
- Experience drafting shadow reports, written submissions, briefing materials, statements, position papers or other advocacy documentation for international human rights mechanisms.
- Experience providing technical assistance, guidance or capacity strengthening to civil society organisations and human rights defenders engaging with international human rights mechanisms.
- Experience analysing international human rights standards, concluding observations, recommendations and/or jurisprudence and translating complex legal developments into accessible advocacy guidance.
- Experience with or strong familiarity with strategic litigation, individual communications or other forms of legal advocacy before international or regional human rights mechanisms.
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with grassroots organisations, LGBTI human rights defenders and diverse stakeholders across different national, cultural and political contexts.
- Experience in project coordination, including planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning and narrative reporting, including in donor-funded work.
- Experience building and maintaining working relationships with UN officials and experts, civil society organisations, legal practitioners, academic partners and other relevant stakeholders.
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