Intern - Human Rights

The intern will support OHCHR in its mission to protect human rights, assist in drafting reports, preparing statistics, and supporting the Human Rights Council Branch in various administrative and analytical tasks. Duties include drafting notes, collecting documents, assisting in meetings, and outreach activities.

Responsibilities

• Support OHCHR in fulfilling its mission to protect human rights for all people.
• Draft daily notes of proceedings for information sharing.
• Collect and file documents and statements related to agenda items under discussion.
• Assist in finalizing draft reports with precise verification.
• Prepare statistics reports related to the organization of work of the Human Rights Council.
• Contribute to analysis of trends affecting the Council's work and suggest improvements.
• Prepare draft summaries of communications under the Council's Complaint Procedure.
• Prepare draft responses to correspondence as appropriate.
• Assist in preparation and servicing of meetings of the Working Group on Communications and the Working Group on Situations.
• Follow-up on parallel activities organized by the Office, DPI, and NGOs.
• Draft summaries for information sharing or assist in drafting media highlights for the press.
• Assist with outreach activities including Human Rights Council Extranet, Twitter, SMS Alerts, and attending to NGO queries.
• Perform other related duties as requested by supervisor.

Requirements

• Applicants must be a graduate or enrolled in a graduate school programme (Master's degree or equivalent or higher) or be a graduate or enrolled in the final academic year of a first-level university degree programme (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) preferably in law, political science, international relations, social sciences or related field.
• Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme.
• Fluency in English or French is required; knowledge of the other is an asset.
• Knowledge of another UN official language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) is an advantage.
• Applicants must specify their general interest in OHCHR and human rights issues in their cover letter.
• Applicants must indicate scheduled graduation or actual graduation date.
• Applicants must indicate IT skills and programs they are proficient in.
• Applicants must specify period of availability and earliest commencement date.
• Applicants must provide three references in support of their submission.
• Interns are not financially remunerated and must cover their own travel, visa, accommodation, and living expenses.
• Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the duty station country may require appropriate visa and work authorization.

Skills

• Human Rights Research
• Legal Analysis
• Report Drafting
• Statistical Analysis
• Document Collection
• Meeting Support
• Outreach Activities
• English Language Proficiency
• Language Proficiency in French
• IT Skills

Languages

English, French