Employment:

Full details of vacancies at the Human Rights Centre are advertised on the job web page of the Personnel Department at the University.

Current Vacancies within the Human Rights Centre:

Current there are no vacancies within the HRC.

Other Vacancies:

The Human Rights Centre is from time to time notified of employment opportunities within external human rights organisations. Details of current opportunities listed below:

 

Maplecroft Jobs and Internships

Maplecroft is a leading source of global risks analysis. They  research, index and map over 500 risks and issues to identify exposures and opportunities in both countries and companies. Their products and services are a vital resource for businesses and investors requiring analysis and insight into complex political, economic, social and environmental risks.

The Human Rights Risk Atlas is designed to enable the identification and comparison of human rights risks worldwide. It includes 31 risk indices and interactive maps assessing violations in 197 countries across the key risk areas of human security, labour rights and protection, civil and political rights, and access to remedy. The Atlas also provides country scorecards offering individual risk profiles for 197 countries and interactive sub-national maps of human rights violations and human security incidents, which pinpoint risks down to site-specific levels. For more information, visit http://maplecroft.com/themes/hr/

 

Governments and Corruption Volunteer - Global Witness (London)

Deadline: 14 May 2012

How to apply: send a letter of interest (including dates of availability), and CV to Faraz Hassan at fhassan@globalwitness.org. Please put “Volunteer Application” as the subject of the email.

Global Witness' Governments and Corruption Team is seeking a part time or full time volunteer. The team works to tackle high level corruption and state looting in the developing world, with a particular focus on development effectiveness and the role that governments play in fuelling and facilitating overseas corruption. The successful candidate will be supporting our research and advocacy on Global Witness’ Uganda, Afghanistan and donor policy campaigns.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to build up knowledge of investigations, research and the global debate on corruption and governance as part of a small team.

The position will involve:

• Conducting desk-based research and assisting in investigations

• Media monitoring

• Assisting in the compiling of new reports and briefings

• Contributing to the team’s overall lobbying strategy

• Other administrative and support jobs as necessary

For more information please see here.

The Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem - Internship

Deadline: Rolling basis

How to apply: Applicants should submit their CV and a brief cover letter, together with a writing sample (in English) to info@civiccoalition-jerusalem.org

Interns are assigned to various projects, campaigns, and tasks. These might vary according to the needs of the organization and the intern's capabilities and areas of interest.

Interns should have, or be near completion of, a degree in international law, international relations, political science, or another relevant field. Applicants with a postgraduate degree in international human rights or humanitarian law are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants should have an strong command of English and drafting abilities. Knowledge of Arabic or Hebrew is useful. Computer literacy is essential.

More information can be found here.

 

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust - Internship

For the summer internships, preferred start date is June 1, 2012 for a minimum of 6 weeks.

How to Apply: Please see the website http://www.blast.org.bd/getinvolved/internship

BLAST's internship program is designed to provide interns with exposure to public interest law, human rights legal aid and advocacy in Bangladesh, with opportunities to travel to different districts for assignments. This is an excellent opportunity to be involved with key human rights movements in a developing country as well as exploring Bangladesh.

BLAST provides legal aid, advice and representation across a range of areas, including civil, criminal, family, labor and land law, as well as on constitutional rights and remedies, providing access to judicial remedies alongside alternative dispute resolution wherever appropriate. It is extensively involved with public interest litigation (PIL) and advocacy work, and conducts investigations into human rights infringements.

More information about the internship can be found here, and estimated costs here.

 

René Cassin - Internships

How to Apply: send a covering letter and CV to careers@renecassin.org

René Cassin, a small organisation which uses the experience of the Jewish people to fight for human rights of all people, is currently seeking one or two students to assist with several ongoing projects. Projects would include:

· conducting legal research in campaign areas, assisting with producing research and advisory papers aimed at influencing government policy in campaign areas;
· scoping out areas identified as necessitating international campaigning activity;
· attending relevant UN sessions in Europe, and representing the organisation there and at other meetings and conferences;
· providing ongoing support and a point of contact for existing human rights educational initiatives;
· assisting with development and outreach work linked to achieving campaign objectives; and
· liaising with print and contributing to existing social media in order to elevate the organisation's profile. 

 

The Internship is unpaid but the organisation may be able to reimburse some costs.  We are flexible re start and finish date and are an equal opportunity employer.

Redress - Legal Interns:

Application Deadline: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis

How to apply:
If you would like to be considered please email a brief covering letter highlighting your key skills and your availability with your CV to: info@redress.org

REDRESS is inviting applications from recent law graduates and LLM students with a strong background in international law as part of its legal internship programme. REDRESS legal interns will work with REDRESS programme staff on a variety of assignments, including work on individual cases, background research for reports and submissions and other related projects.

Full details:  http://www.redress.org/cms.php?page=132

More information on REDRESS can be found on its website at: www.redress.org

Qualifications and experience:

• a strong background in public international law, human rights and international humanitarian law is required.

• strong research skills required

• foreign language skills (esp. Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and French) extremely desirable

Time commitment: Preferably at least 2 full days per week with a minimum 3 month time commitment

Start Date: Recruitment is on a rolling basis  - when you contact us please clearly indicate your availability