Applications have opened for the Internships at UNHCR in Switzerland. Interested candidates can apply for the internship until 14th March 2020.

Organizational Unit: Office for Switzerland and Liechtenstein (OSL)

Duty station: Geneva (Switzerland)

Duration: 6 months

Expected start date: 1 April 2020

• The intern involves in day to day tasks but is also entrusted with specific longer and shorter-term projects. I
• Additionally, the intern must keep learning on his/her given tasks and find out more about UNHCR’s mandate and activities.

Duties

The intern will do the following duties

• Support protection team members in individual cases’ management
• Also, draft replies and respond to inquiries submitted by refugees and asylum seekers as well as NGOs;
• Additionally, conduct legal and factual research and collect information on a wide range of protection topics and on countries of origin;
• Also, Perform other tasks as required.

Qualifications

The candidate must have the following qualifications for the Internships at UNHCR in Switzerland

• He/she should be a recent graduate or current student in a graduate/undergraduate school program from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO.
• Additionally, the intern should have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field of law, political science or related studies and a particular interest in refugee protection and human rights. Persons at an advanced stage of their studies may apply if they bring along other relevant experience.
• Furthermore, he/she must have an excellent knowledge of German, French, and English.
• Moreover, he/she should have research experience.
• Likewise, the candidate should have strong drafting skills.
• Moreover, Practical experience with Swiss asylum and international refugee law is an asset.

About UNHCR

• The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.
• Additionally, UNHCR‘s mandate does not apply to Palestinian refugees, who are assisted by UNRWA.
• Furthermore, UNHCR was created in 1950, during the aftermaths of World War II.
• Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland and it is a member of the United Nations Development Group.

Visit the official website for further details.

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