Work Location

Flexible

Expected duration

3-6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua was established by the Human Rights Council on 31 March 2022 to investigate all alleged human rights violations and abuses committed in Nicaragua since April 2018, including their possible gender dimension, and provide guidance on justice and accountability. The Group is composed of three independent experts and is supported by a Secretariat comprised of United Nations officials based in Panama City. For more information about the Group, please visit: www.ohchr.org/ghrenicaragua. The intern will work under the general guidance and supervision of the coordinator of the Secretariat of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua and the direct supervision of different members of the Secretariat. The intern will contribute to the daily work of the Secretariat of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua. Specific tasks may include but are not limited to: - Collecting and recording open-source information relating to human rights violations in Nicaragua; - Reviewing, cataloguing and consolidating relevant information into structured datasets; - Assisting in the analysis of relevant information; - Conducting desk-based research into specific topics relevant to the Group’s work; - Drafting specific inputs for a variety of documents, both internal and public; - Preparing public information material on the work of the Group, including summaries and media content; and - Supporting the organization of activities and events.

Qualifications/special skills

(a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). For this internship, applicants should preferably have a background in law, political science, international relations or communication studies, or a related field. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Applicants should have a marked interest in the Latin American/Central American region. Knowledge of international human rights law and/or criminal international law is desirable. Good drafting skills in both Spanish and English are desirable.

Languages

For this internship, fluency in Spanish and working knowledge of English is required.

Intern Specific text

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 be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

INTERN for the Secretariat of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua