Internship - Human Rights - Office of the Director, Civil Society Team (Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division)

This internship provides exposure to the work of the United Nations Human Rights mechanisms within the Civil Society Team of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division. The intern supports the engagement of civil society with UN human rights mechanisms and assists in organizing meetings, research, and outreach activities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in supporting the work of the Human Rights Council, its subsidiary bodies and Treaty Bodies and civil society's engagement with them.
• Assist in facilitating the organization of non-governmental organizations (NGO) related meetings in the context of the Human Rights Council and Universal Periodic Review Working Group sessions and other meetings.
• Assist with the review of NGO written statements submitted at the Human Rights Council, preparing notes and statistics, keeping track and compiling information on the engagement with human rights mechanisms.
• Maintain relevant database and webpages.
• Draft correspondence, conduct a variety of research, collect and disseminate information pertaining to the Division.
• Contribute to outreach and human rights mainstreaming initiatives.
• Attend to queries/requests from the Director, the Branch Chiefs and stakeholders.
• Facilitate internal exchange of information and practices as well as coordination on relevant human rights mechanisms and with other parts of the Office and the United Nations.
• Assist in the dissemination of information about the work of human rights mechanisms.
• Undertake research on issues of relevance to the work of the Division.
• Assist with collaborative work and activities organized with other Divisions, United Nations agencies and bodies.
• Perform other related duties as appropriate.

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 a related field.
• Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme.
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor's, Master's or Ph.D. Programme.
• Fluency in English or French is required; knowledge of the other is desirable.
• Knowledge of another United Nations official language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) would be an advantage.

Skills

• Legal Research
• UN Human Rights Mechanisms
• Civil Society Engagement
• Meeting Organization
• Outreach Activities
• International Relations
• Political Science
• Social Sciences
• Bilingual Communication

Languages

English, French