Human Rights Intern

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is looking for an engaged, organized, and bright human rights intern!

Would you like to work with women, peace and security issues? Do you want to apply your textbook Human Rights law skills to a real world setting? Do you want to see the UN Human Rights system in person and how the Civil Society interacts with it? Do you want to experience the exciting – and sometimes chaotic – life of working in a grassroots organization with small budgets and big ambitions?

If you have answered YES to the questions above, then we want you to be our Human Rights intern for Winter-Spring 2014!

As a member of the dedicated WILPF team, your tasks will be exciting, diverse, and challenging. You will take part in the UN human rights bodies’ sessions, NGO coordination meetings and will report on those using your academic knowledge. You will also prepare articles for our blog, training materials, working documents and other materials on Human Rights for publications, and for internal use.

We encourage you to apply if you are a committed Human Rights activist interested on Women’s rights and Peace issues. The internship is perfect for an energetic, motivated person who wants to discover the world of feminist organizations and activism.

The practical stuff

The full-time internship will begin in January and will go on until June. The internship is Geneva-based. 20% of your time will be dedicated to administrative support.

The internship is unpaid. A cheap accommodation solution can be provided upon request.

Requirements:

• Pursuing a Masters Degree in International Relations, Gender studies, International Law, Human Rights or a related field
• Human Rights activism or previous experience with the civil society
• Fluent in English. French and Spanish are an asset.
• Knowledge of online social activism
• Mastered Microsoft Office (word, power point and excel)
• Experience with WordPress or other CMS (Content Management Systems) will be an asset.
• Interested in WILPF’s mission

Deadline: 17th November 2013. Send your application (cover letter and CV) to internship@wilpf.ch. We only receive applications per email.