UNCHR: Protection Internship - deadline 5 November 2017

The Protection Intern will provide support to the Assistant Protection Officer and Protection Assistants. The internship is unpaid. A small allowance is payable towards travel expenses. Graduates with a background in refugee law, human rights law and public international law, international relations, development studies and/or other social science disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should send a current CV, including the name of two referees, and a covering letter (max 400 words) by email to Ms Susan McMonagle at the following address: mcmonagl@unhcr.org. 

The subject line of the email should read:  Application for Protection Internship/followed by your initials. Example: Application for Protection Internship/AB. 

Applicants should clearly state all of the following in their covering letter:

• their availability to commence the internship in early December 2017 and to complete the full 6 month period;
• their awareness of the conditions of the internship as set out in the internship position notice; and,
• their entitlement to reside in Ireland during the internship period. 

Please note that due to the large volume of applications typically received, only short-listed applications will be acknowledged.

For further information on the UNCHR click here. 

Deadline for applications for Internship: midnight on Sunday 5 November 2017

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a short written exercise for submission by 9am on Monday 13 November 2017.

Interviews for this position will take place on Tuesday 14 November 2017.