Intern, Justice and Protection

UN Women • New York, NY

12d

About The Position

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

At headquarters, the Peace, Security and Resilience (PSR) Section leads on UN system-wide coordination on the Women, Peace and Security agenda, provides technical and financial support to the peace and security work of UN Women country offices, and implements global initiatives to promote women’s rights in conflict-affected and peacebuilding contexts. Within the PSR Section, the Justice and Protection Cluster supports efforts to prevent and address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), including conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and reproductive violence, by generating knowledge, providing expertise, building partnerships, facilitating dialogue and strengthening the capacity of actors engaged on rule of law, transitional justice, CRSV and other protection efforts.

Under the supervision of the Policy Specialist, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice, the Intern will support UN Women’s work on gender-sensitive transitional justice, rule of law and protection. This includes: UN Women’s policy engagement and knowledge development on justice and protection; implementation of UN Women’s global programming on transitional justice and rule of law; UN Women’s participation in interagency groups, including the Inter-Agency Task Force on Transitional Justice, the UN Global Focal Point on Rule of Law, the UN Action Network and country-focused interagency task forces.

Requirements

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: law, international affairs, gender studies or other relevant subjects is required.
• Meet one of the following:
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a two-year period of graduation; or
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required
• Knowledge of transitional justice, rule of law, and CRSV/SGBV prevention and response
• Knowledge of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law
• Ability to interact with partners
• Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative policy research
• Ability to advocate and provide policy advice
• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing UN Women research projects on justice and protection
• Support preparation of inputs to annual reports of the Secretary-General on women, peace and security, and on the rule of law activities of the UN.
• Participate in meetings with country offices and programme partners
• Support preparation of narrative reports to donors and partners.
• Support UN Women’s participation the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Transitional Justice (IATF-TJ), the UN Global Focal Point on Rule of Law (GFP) and the Rule of Law, Coordination and Resource Group (ROLCRG), and the UN Action Network including by providing feedback on documentation, preparing UN Women’s feedback and inputs, liaising with relevant UN Women country offices to prepare for country-specific meetings and missions, and taking notes at meetings.

Benefits

• Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees