Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
UKMIS (UK Mission to the United Nations)
Due to COVID-19, you may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign. We are working hard to minimise any disruption.
The United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations in Geneva represents the interests and policies of the UK at the UN and is recruiting a highly motivated and skilled Human Rights Intern.
The main purpose of this internship is to assist the Human Rights Team of the UK Mission in Geneva with attending and reporting from meetings of the UN Human Rights Council, the Universal Periodic Review and the human rights treaty bodies, and to provide administrative and policy support.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to participate in the UK Mission’s human rights work as an integral part of the UK delegation, under the guidance of senior staff. The internship will offer a chance to learn about the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and about working on human rights issues in an international context. The work will be focused on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and the UN treaty bodies. The selected intern will mainly attend human rights meetings at the UN, draft reports from meetings, assist with research and summaries of reports, and participate in organising events. A supervisor will guide the intern and provide on-the-job training.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attending and taking accurate and accessible records of official meetings of the Human Rights Council, the Universal Periodic Review, human rights treaty bodies, as well as other meetings at the UN, and drafting reports from such meetings. The precise format of this attendance will be affected by the Coivd-19 pandemic;
- Administrative support, helping out with organising events and meetings;
- Research and analytical work, preparing background information.
- Fluent written and spoken English (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
- The successful candidate needs to be highly motivated, flexible and a great team player;
- Excellent skills in communication, drafting and organisation;
- Willingness to undergo a mandatory security check.
- Education: A master’s degree in one of the aforementioned disciplines would be an advantage;
- Work experience: Prior relevant internship or work experience from the UN, human rights, NGO or diplomacy is desirable, but not essential.
Seeing the Big Picture, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace
18 February 2021
Internship
Fixed Term, Full-time
40
7 months
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Switzerland
UK Mission to the Office of the United Nations, Geneva
International Organisation Delegation
1
1250
1 May 2021
All applicants should have permission to live and work in Switzerland. Applicants must hold a full passport valid for at least 12 months for any EU / Schengen country.
EU nationals do not require visa sponsorship.
The UK Mission will offer the intern a monthly training allowance of 1,250 CHF. Please note that the intern will need to arrange and pay for his or her own travel, accommodation, mandatory health insurance, as well as any other costs. This internship will be for a period of 7 months.
The cost of a monthly travel card within Geneva will be reimbursed.
The final appointment will be dependent upon successful security clearance. Please note that selected candidates need to submit the security forms before the internship starts.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”. We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
The successful candidates will be invited to attend a Skype interview.
Please be advised that the UK Mission will not be able to meet any cost during the Recruitment and Selection process, Security Check nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.
Additional Information (due to Covid 19):
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You may experiment some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign and we are working hard to minimise any disruption;
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Interviews will be done remotely if the existing situation determines this to be the right course of action;
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Starting date may be delayed depending on circumstances at the time and it will be agreed with the selected candidate.
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