Online Internship Opportunity United Nations @ [Human Rights]: Applications open

Online Internship Opportunity United Nations @ [Human Rights]: Applications open

About 

United Nations (UN)  Online Volunteers will support the OHCHR Regional Office for Southern Africa in fulfilling its mission:

• To work for the protection of all human rights for all people.
• To help empower people to realize their rights.
• To assist those responsible for upholding such rights in ensuring that they are implemented.

About the Task

The volunteer’s tasks would include the following:

• Support trainings, consultations and other activities on country human rights issues.
• Conduct research, analysis, data collection and prepare analytical briefs and updates.
• Support engagement with human rights mechanisms by States, civil society organizations and national human rights institutions.
• Support technical assistance to States, civil society and national human rights institutions on implementation of human rights recommendations.
• Support engagement with UN country teams in the sub-region.
• Support human rights early warning in the sub-region.
• Support awareness raising about human rights and the work of the UN.
• Drafting reports, communications, note-taking.
• Perform other duties requested by supervisor, as appropriate.

Eligibility

The candidate must:

• Be enrolled or have graduated with a Masters or equivalent degree OR
• Have graduated from a first-level university degree (Bachelors or equivalent) in a field relevant to human rights (law, political science, social sciences, international relations, etc).
• Work Experience relevant to human rights and in Southern Africa is desirable.
• Language: Excellent written and spoken English is required.
• Knowledge of French, Portuguese or other languages from Southern Africa is an asset.

Number of Volunteers Needed

2

Duration

26 Weeks/ 20+ Hrs. Per Week

How to Apply

To apply for UN Volunteering, click here.

To visit the Official Website, click here.