The Frank Jennings Internship has been set up to give an opportunity for dedicated and talented individuals to gain experience working for the protection of human rights defenders in an international NGO and at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. It is named after Front Line Defenders' former Head of Research who died after a long illness in 2005. Frank made a huge contribution to the development of human rights activism in Ireland and candidates who have some experience of human rights work in Ireland will be given priority.
Two interns are selected each year starting one in April and one in October. Each intern spends 3 months at Front Line Defenders where he/she will be trained in relation to Human Rights Defenders; the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders; the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur; the procedures and methodology of the mandate; the role of Front Line Defenders and other national and international organisations in the support and protection of Human Rights Defenders. The intern will then move to Geneva for a period 6 months before returning to Front Line Defenders for a further 3 months.
Honorarium: €1100 per month Dublin and €1400 per month Geneva
For an internship beginning in April 2014, applications comprising a cover letter and CV should be sent to Andrew Anderson, Deputy Director by 31 October 2013. Applications can be sent by email to recruit@frontlinedefenders.org or by post to the address below:
Front Line Defenders
Second Floor
Grattan House
Temple Rd
Blackrock
Co. Dublin
Ireland
Please put the name of the position you are applying for in the subject bar of your email.
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