About the Team

The Starvation and Humanitarian Crisis Division is leading on prohibiting, preventing and seeking accountability for mass starvation and associated violations. With specific expertise and granular knowledge of the crime of starvation, derived from a dedicated portfolio of analysis, accountability and investigative work the division have conducted multiple starvation investigations with partners and pursued advocacy and accountability documentation accurately and sensitively with often unseen datasets and political nuance, with extensive experience in partnering with OSINT providers to pursue innovative investigative avenues.

We are seeking a Junior OSINT Researcher to join our international team. The Junior OSINT Researcher will have experience conducting open-source investigations and knowledge of international humanitarian law and international criminal law.

Duty Station: Remote.

Contract Duration: 3 months.

The Role

Assist in the collection of information for investigative purposes, with a specific focus on OSINT.
Preserve open source material collected by the team in line with best practice standards.
Conduct legal research.
Assist in drafting project deliverables, including a report summarising preliminary investigative findings.
Support the preparation of training.
Carry out any other task related to the smooth implementation of investigative, research and project deliverables.
Your Background

2+ years of relevant experience with open-source investigations.
Self-starter: can be given a ‘desired outcome’ and figure out the action areas required to reach it with minimal supervision.
Flexible and creative; able to work in an unstructured, changeable & fast-moving environment; proactive; anticipating problems and solutions orientated.
Practical thinker, able to break down and pursue the elements required to operationalise an investigative strategy.
Administratively competent and able to manage competing urgent demands.
Practical experience working with highly sensitive material and an ability to demonstrate the requisite skills in storing, sharing, and working with such material.
Fluency in both English and Arabic, both written and verbal skills.
Experience working in/on the MENA region, specifically Syria is desirable.
Experience working with database and case management tools is desirable.
Experience working with data visualisation tools is desirable.
Advanced studies in public international law, ideally with a focus on international humanitarian law or international criminal law is desirable.

Please submit your CV and a short cover letter (in English)