Interns - Rights of Older Persons

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Job Opening ID: 286512

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Job Family : Human Rights Affairs

Category and Level : Affiliate Personnel – Internships , I-1

Recruitment Type : Intern

Duty Station : GENEVA

Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Date Posted : Oct 20, 2026

Deadline : Nov 2, 2026

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Work Location

Geneva

Expected duration

Six months

Duties and Responsibilities

This internship is located within the Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch (END), Thematic and Special Procedures Division (TSP) of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) working with The Older Persons Unit (OPU). The Intern reports to a Human Rights Officer. The Intern will support the team in all its drafting of reports, preparation of communications materials, establishing partnerships, and undertaking advocacy. Tasks may include but are not limited to: - Conduct research and analysis on assigned topics - Support meetings, seminars and workshops: background materials, meeting notes and summaries, research and invites - Support the conceptualization and writing of projects and initiatives - Support the design and organization of various capacity building training and workshops - Support the drafting of human rights briefs, infographics, and other written materials – Draft social media posts and newsletters

Qualifications/special skills

To qualify for the United Nations Secretariat internship programme, applicants must, at the time of submission, be enrolled in, or have completed a graduate school programme (i.e. Master's degree or equivalent degree, or higher) or, be enrolled in, or have completed the final academic year of a first-level university degree programme (i.e. Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree) preferably in the area of economics, law, political science, International relations, social sciences or related field. Applicants must have strong writing and research skills. Ability of social media content creation, graphic design, layout and publications is desirable

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in spoken and written English is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an asset (i.e. Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

Additional Information

Not available.

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.