Intern (Luxembourg)
Job Description
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
Internship
Target Start Date
2025-03-03
Deadline for Applications
February 6, 2025
Terms of Reference
The UNHCR team for Belgium and Luxembourg wishes to recruit an intern for a period of six months. The selected candidate will be based in Luxembourg.
In order to be considered eligible for an internship, the following criteria must be fulfilled:
Be a recent graduate or current student in a graduate/undergraduate school program, preferable in political sciences, law and / or international relations, from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO; and
Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.
Be fluent in French and have an excellent command of written and spoken English. Knowledge of German and/or Luxembourgish will be an asset.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and analyze Luxembourg asylum law and practice
- Assist in Individual Cases
- Research country of origin information and a variety of refugee and statelessness issues
- Draft a wide range of documents including reports and correspondence, and responding to information requests
- Write, edit and translate texts (in English, French and German/Luxembourgish, according to native language)
- Assist with public information activities and the organization of events
- Attend meetings, in particular with NGOs
- Provide administrative assistance and clerical support as may be required.
Skills:
- Drafting quality
- Quality and precision of research
- Time management
- Team spirit
- Flexibility
- Autonomy and sense of initiative
Standard Job Description
Required Languages
French
,
English
,
Desired Languages
,
,
Skills
Additional Qualifications
CO-Media monitoring and analysis, CO-Public Information, English Language, French Language, German Language, International Relations (IR), Law, Political Sciences, PR-Analysis of laws and practice relevant to human rights
Education
Certifications
Work Experience
Other Information
The intern would be office-based in Luxembourg and subjected to the same teleworking rules as the regular staff.This position doesn’t require a functional clearance
Home-Based
No