Position description
Work Location
Expected Duration
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work under the general guidance of the Head of OSLap and in coordination with Project members as required.
- Support OHCHR’s mission to protect human rights, empower people to realize their rights, and assist those responsible for upholding rights.
- Conduct desk research on national and international accountability frameworks applicable to Sri Lanka, with a focus on enforced disappearances.
- Gather and summarize information from UN agencies, NGOs, and academic publications related to accountability in Sri Lanka.
- Maintain an up-to-date repository of resources, reports, and research materials on human rights violations in Sri Lanka.
- Support planning and coordination of events and other activities carried out by OSLap.
- Catalogue information and analyze data.
- Research and analyze open-source materials.
- Assist in research on specific areas of core international crimes.
- Perform other related duties as requested by the supervisor.
- Demonstrate the ability to interact successfully with individuals from different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including understanding and tolerance of differing opinions and views.
- Indicate matriculation status and period of availability in the cover letter.
Qualifications and Special Skills
- Be a graduate or enrolled in a graduate school programme (Master’s degree or equivalent, or higher) OR 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.
- Alternatively, have already graduated with a university degree and be able to commence the internship on the specified date if selected.
- Professional work experience is not required.
Languages
- Fluency in English is required.
- Knowledge of Tamil or Sinhala is an advantage.
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
- Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations.
- Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation, and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.
- Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken may need to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization.
- Successful candidates should discuss visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.
Intern Specific Text
- Interns participate in the UN Secretariat internship programme without financial remuneration.
Application instructions
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