Migration and Human Rights Intern

Overview

The intern will support the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in promoting and protecting the human rights of people on the move and advancing a human rights-based approach to migration governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Researching and analysing migration and human rights issues.
• Drafting and summarizing reports, briefing notes, background papers, talking points, meeting notes and other substantive materials.
• Supporting the preparation of OHCHR inputs to migration-related processes.
• Preparing for and servicing meetings, consultations, workshops and events.
• Contributing to communication, advocacy, outreach related to migration and human rights.
• Assisting with web content, information management and other knowledge-sharing activities.
• Performing other related duties as requested by the supervisor.

Required Experience

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme in Law, International relations, Political Science, Development or related subject (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme in Law, International relations, Political Science, Development or related subject (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). 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.

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