Legal internships
Deadline for application: 1 December 2015
The UNHCR Regional Representation for Western Europe seeks for its Protection Unit for Belgium and Luxembourg 1) a native Dutch-speaking legal intern with a start date of 8 January 2016 in Brussels and 2) a native French-speaking legal intern with a start date of 3 February 2016 in Brussels for a six-month unpaid internship.
The intern should be a native Dutch or French speaker with a Masters in Law, an excellent command of written and spoken English and a good comprehension of French or Dutch. Evidence of previous experience or a strong interest in refugee matters or human rights is appreciated.
What we offer
• Experience with a UN agency
• Work in a dynamic, international environment
• Learning about refugee and statelessness issues with one of the largest humanitarian
organizations in the world
• First-hand accounts of refugee situations, via presentations given by staff assisting refugees in Belgium and abroad
• A variety of interesting tasks
• Opportunity to use languages (English, French and Dutch)
• Attend external and internal meetings
General description of the internship
• Monitoring and analyzing Belgian and Luxembourg asylum law and practice
• Researching country of origin information and a variety of refugee and statelessness issues
• Drafting a wide variety of documents including reports and correspondence, and responding to information requests
• Writing, editing and translating texts (in English, Dutch and French, according to native
language)
• Assisting with the organization of events
• Assisting with general office tasks on an ad hoc basis
How to apply
Please e-mail your CV and cover letter no later than 1 December 2015 to belbr@unhcr.org
with the subject 'Legal intern January 2016 Brussels – Dutch' or 'Legal intern February
2016 Brussels – French'.
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