Intern at United Nations
Work Location
Arusha
Expected duration
3 to 6 Months
Duties and Responsibilities
Org. Setting and Reporting The Arusha Branch of the Office of the
Prosecutor (“OTP) of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism
for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) in Arusha, Tanzania invites
applications for legal internships starting from 15 May 2024 for an
initial period of three months and renewable up to a maximum of six
months. Please indicate your preferred internship period in your cover
letter. The Mechanism was established by the Security Council of the
United Nations in 2010 to
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carry out a number of essential functions of
the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (“ICTR”) and the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (“ICTY”),
after the completion of their respective mandates. In carrying out its
ad hoc and continuous functions, the Mechanism maintains the legacies of
these two pioneering international criminal tribunals and strives to
reflect best practices in the field of international criminal justice.
The OTP, operating from both branches of the Mechanism, located in The
Hague, The Netherlands, and in Arusha, Tanzania, provides legal,
judicial, institutional, diplomatic support, assistance to national
jurisdictions and administrative support to the Prosecutor of the
Mechanism in the execution of his mandated functions. Successful
candidates will work under the supervision and direction of legal
officers in the OTP of the Arusha Branch. An internship with the
Mechanism is full-time and unpaid. The working hours are Monday to
Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. Interested candidates may visit the Mechanism’s internship website
at https://www.irmct.org/en/recruitment/internship/internship-programme
to obtain general information including: • Programme Guidelines; •
Internship programme; and • Terms and Conditions of the Mechanism’s
Internship Programme. Responsibilities Under the supervision of Senior
Legal Officers and Legal Officers in the OTP, Arusha branch, Legal
interns will assist counsel in the OTP with a wide range of functions.
Interns may: (i) conduct comprehensive legal and factual research; (ii)
assist in the drafting of memoranda on issues of international
humanitarian law and international and comparative criminal law and
procedure; (iii) work on a range of issues related to the continuing
functions of the Mechanism, including review and contempt investigations
and proceedings, and other post-conviction litigation; (iv) assist in
any fugitive tracking related tasks; (v) analyse and summarise witness
testimony/evidence; (vi) assisting in providing services to national
authorities, and capacity-building initiatives; (vii) performing tasks
such as cite-checking and compiling and collating legal materials, and
other tasks as required.
Qualifications/special skills
Candidates must at the time of application meet one of the following
requirements: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic
year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or
equivalent) in Legal fields. (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a
graduate school programme (second university degree (Master’s degree) or
equivalent, or higher). Applicants must be computer literate in
standard software applications. No work experience is required to apply
for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education
and advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations
during your internship. Please explain how you meet this criterion using
examples. 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. Please
indicate which qualification and attach proof to the application. Please
note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later
stage.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the Mechanism. Fluency
in oral and written English is required. Working knowledge of French is
desirable.
Additional Information
For this position, ALL of the documents listed below are required.
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Due to the number of
applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please
note that documents may only be in English or French. Please address the
following documents specifying the number of the Job Opening to this
email: internshipoffice@un.org; 1. A cover letter, including an
available start and end date for the internship; 2. Two letters of
recommendation preferably from
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academic or professional referees; 3.
Copies of university/law studies transcripts, or enrolment (including
courses taken and grades received); and 4. A writing sample preferably
in a field relevant to the work of the Mechanism and not longer than ten
pages.
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.
