Human Rights intern

The intern will assist in monitoring human rights, political, and conflict developments in the Central Africa region. Responsibilities include supporting follow-up on human rights issues, preparing monthly reviews, maintaining information tools, contributing to reports, attending meetings, organizing workshops, and conducting political and legal analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assist with follow-up on human rights issues and cases in line with provisions of the treaty body mechanisms and special procedures
• Assist in preparing a monthly review to give an overview of the human rights situation in the assigned region for inclusion in the office's monthly report
• Assist in overseeing maintenance and further development of the office's information and resource tools and, where necessary, directly update and produce the information and resource tools
• Contribute to the preparation of internal and external reports on the work of the Central Africa Regional Office
• Attend and take notes in meetings and conferences as requested by the supervising Human Rights Officer
• Assist the supervising Human Rights Officer in organizing workshops and activities related to the work of the office
• Familiarize themselves with human rights mechanisms, conventions and Human Rights Council procedures
• Carry out political and legal analysis of certain topics related to the Central Africa Regional Office (e.g.: statelessness, migrant domestic workers, etc.)

Requirements

• Be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent or higher such as Master’s degree or equivalent, Ph.D. or postgraduate degree)
• Be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent)
• Fluency in English or French is required; knowledge of the other is desirable

Skills

• Human Rights Monitoring
• Political Analysis
• Conflict Analysis
• Legal Analysis
• Report Writing
• Information Management
• Workshop Organization
• Meeting Support

Languages

English, French