Interights

Funded Internship Women's Human Rights in Europe

London, July 2012 (6 months).

Interights is pleased to invite applications for a six-month funded internship starting in July 2012, for a lawyer/academic working on Women’s Human Rights in Europe.

Interights

Established in 1982, Interights works to promote respect for human rights through the use of law. We achieve this through a range of activities: strategic litigation through co-representation, legal support to applicants and third party interventions before international, regional, and national human rights courts and bodies; advising lawyers on the use of international and comparative human rights law before their domestic courts; building capacity through litigation partnerships, targeted training activities and internships, and through the dissemination of legal information. Thematically, our priorities are equality, security and the rule of law (including counter-terrorism), and economic and social rights (ESR). Interights currently focuses its activities in Africa, the Commonwealth, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

Nature of activities

The precise nature of activities will depend on organisational and programme priorities at the time of the placement; however, it is likely that the main areas in which experience will be offered will include:

● Legal research on international and comparative human rights law and practice relating to Women’s Human Rights to support the preparation of briefs before domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights;

● Preparation of materials for Interights’ training workshops on Women’s Human Rights;

● Assistance on Interights' publications on Women’s Human Rights;

● Where possible, attendance at meetings with human rights practitioners, lectures, or visits to other international / national human rights organisations based in London.

When and where

The six month internship will begin in July 2012 and will be based in London.

Travel costs end monthly grant

Interights will arrange and pay for reasonable travel. The intern will receive a monthly grant of £1,300.

Accommodation is not provided but Interights can advise on finding a suitable place to stay.

Essential requirements

● Degree in law;

● Good experience of working in a human rights NGO as a practising lawyer or in academia;

● Demonstrable experience of working with the European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights;

● Experience of working on and an interest in working on Women’s Human Rights;

● Familiarity with regional and international human rights instruments and mechanisms;

● Demonstrable strong research, analytical and writing skills;

● Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships and work as part of a team;

● Excellent communication skills including written and spoken English;

● Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office;

● Flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines;

● Sensitivity to working in a multi-cultural environment and committed to equal opportunities

Committed to the values and mission of Interights;

Desirable requirements

● Knowledge of a Central and/or Eastern European language, ideally Serbo-Croatian;

● Good experience of working on women’s human rights issues within a jurisdiction in an Eastern European or former Soviet Union country.

How to apply

To apply please send a covering letter and a curriculum vitae indicating two referees, a completed equal opportunities monitoring form and a recent writing sample of no more than two thousand words. Applications should be sent to Chloë Marong by email to jobs@interights.org. Short-listed applicants may be interviewed by telephone. Due to the high number of applications for our internships we are unable to contact applicants that have not been short listed.

Application deadline

The closing date for applications is 13 June 2012.