Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 09 May 2017
1)Role description
This one month internship will focus on ensuring UPR Info can provide information to Arabic speakers and will include, but will not be limited to, the following tasks:
Managing the website; translating pages from English into Arabic (MSA);
Assisting with communications; writing and translating news articles into Arabic (MSA).
Finally, the intern will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the UPR process and experience a first-hand insight into the work and functioning of a small NGO.
2)Person specification
- Interest in and knowledge of international human rights mechanisms and the United Nations system;
- Particular interest in the Universal Periodic Review;
- Excellent written Arabic (MSA) and good command of oral and written English (as translations will be from English to Arabic);
3)Internship conditions
The internship is full time for a period of 1 month starting on 3 July 2017 and ending 28 July 2017. The intern will receive a stipend of CHF 1500 during the internship. Ideally, the intern would be based in Geneva, but this work could be filled remotely.
UPR Infois an equal opportunities employer. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
How to apply:
1)How to apply
Please send your CV (2 page maximum) and cover letter (1 page maximum) to internships@upr-info.orgbefore 6pm (CEST)09 May 2017.
2)Process after application
Once the deadline has passed candidates will be shortlisted. Those who have made the shortlist will then be contacted on Monday 15 May with a small written test which is to be returned by 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 17 May. A second round of shortlisting will then take place and interviews are likely to be held (in person or via Skype) on Monday 22 – Wednesday 24 May.
UPR Info
UPR Info is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation (NGO) with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and a regional office: in Nairobi, Kenya, for Africa. The organisation’s main goal is to ensure all stakeholders seize the opportunity and engage in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Process as an effective political mechanism to advance the realization of human rights on the ground. UPR Info objectives are: (1) to raise awareness by providing capacity-building tools to the different actors of the UPR process, such as United Nations (UN) Member States, NGOs, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and civil society, and (2) to support an inclusive and effective participation of relevant constituencies throughout UPR cycles.
Created in February 2008, UPR Info is currently composed of 7 staff members, across the Geneva and Nairobi offices, and has held Special Consultative status with ECOSOC since 2012.
Since the inception of the UPR mechanism in April 2008, UPR Info is the first and only organisation in the world focusing specifically on the UPR process. The organisation’s extensive experience in this area is unique as it addresses all human rights issues and all countries without discrimination or politicization, and this knowledge is widely recognised by actors such United Nations agencies, UN Member States, NGOs, NHRIs and academics. Indeed, as an impartial, non-advocacy NGO, UPR Info has the rare opportunity to work together with civil society and governments, and occupies a niche by bringing these actors together and building trust among them.
Internships at *UPR Info*
Interns are of great importance to UPR Info and we strive to make our internships a unique learning experience that fully engages our interns in meaningful work. Interns at UPR Info are given significant responsibilities, they are supervised, and are given tasks to perform independently. At UPR Info we pay our interns, and we are the proud initiator of the We Pay Our Interns initiative[1].