POSITION: Library Intern
Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 250385
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : ARUSHA
Department/Office : International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Date Posted : Jan 2, 2025
Deadline : Jan 8, 2025
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Work Location
Arusha, Tanzania
Expected duration
3-6 months starting 01 March 2025
Duties and Responsibilities
Org. Setting and Reporting. The Registry of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) invites applications for internships with the Library starting from 01 March 2025 to 31 August 2025 in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. The Mechanism was established by the Security Council of the United Nations in 2010 to 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. The Registry, operating from both branches of the Mechanism, located in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania and The Hague, The Netherlands, and, provides administrative, legal, policy and diplomatic support services. The Registry’s main duties include the provision of administrative services to the Mechanism, including court support services; the supervision of the enforcement of sentences; monitoring of cases referred to national courts; preservation, including the management and access of the ICTR, ICTY and Mechanism archives; the protection of victims and witnesses; and assistance to national jurisdictions. The internship is in the Library of the Mechanism’s Registry in Arusha, and under the direct supervision of the Library Assistant. The library offers a wide selection of books covering various fields including international law, international criminal law, genocide, and human rights. Additionally, the library offers a diverse range of services such as Online Public Access Catalogues, document delivery via email for both internal and external users, as well as in-person reference services and research assistance tailored to individual user needs. Interested candidates may visit the Mechanism website’s internship page 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 the Library Assistant, interns provide the following support: • Assist in performing basic library circulation functions, including retrieval, check-out, discharge and recalls of materials. • Support in registering new materials in the library system management and perform the cataloguing operations. • Assist in assigning classification code, call numbers, printing labels and affixing them on library materials. • Provide visitors with information available in the library and/or through peer libraries. • Assist in performing library activities such as locating online journal articles and responding to reference queries. • Process information by cataloguing and indexing library materials and maintaining the library management system. • Assist in providing guidance for library users, providing tours to visitors and clients, and responding to information requests and inquiries. • Assist in compiling daily news summaries from local, regional, and international media sources, including radio, TV, newspapers, press conferences, and interviews • Research, compilation and presenting basic information for use in the preparation and production of communications products/services. • Assist in public relations and protocol services, including assisting in preparations for official visits. • Assist in the planning and implementation of Mechanism’s public relations activities, including drafting social media messaging and researching archival material for supporting visuals and outreach related to court activity. • Support the daily library administration
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). (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree (master’s degree) or equivalent, or higher). The degree must be in a relevant field, such as library/information science, information management, communications, journalism, multimedia studies or similar. No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. Knowledge of major social media platforms is required. Knowledge of photography and/or audio-visual production is desirable. Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications. Knowledge of Library cataloguing systems is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the Mechanism. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French, Kinyarwanda or Kiswahili is desirable.
Additional Information
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. Interested applicants must submit an application through the United Nations Inspira portal via https://www.careers.un.org. Interested applicants must additionally submit copies of university transcripts, or enrolment (including courses taken and grades received) to the email internshipoffice@un.org. The duration of the internship generally ranges from three months to a maximum of six months. Please indicate your available start and end date for the internship in your motivation statement. Interns must keep confidential any and all unpublished information obtained during the course of the internship and not publish any reports or papers based on such information except with the explicit written authorization of the Chief of Human Resources of the Mechanism. Interns are bound by the same duties and obligations as staff members, and the information to which an intern has access in the course of the internship must not be divulged to external parties. Each prospective intern must sign the Acceptance and Undertaking Form to indicate their understanding and acceptance of this stipulation. The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The United Nations recruits and employs staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application. There should be no expectation of employment by the United Nations or the Mechanism upon completion of the internship.
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.
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To submit your application, please follow the link provided below.
POSITION: Legal Intern, Office of the Registrar
Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 250284
Job Network : Legal
Job Family : Legal Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : ARUSHA
Department/Office : International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Date Posted : Jan 2, 2025
Deadline : Jan 16, 2025
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Work Location
Arusha, Tanzania
Expected duration
6 Months
Duties and Responsibilities
Org. Setting and Reporting The Office of the Registrar (“OR”) of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) invites applications for legal internships starting 15 February 2025 to 15 August 2025 in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. The above job opening will be valid for fifteen days. The Mechanism was established by the Security Council of the United Nations in 2010 to 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 Registry, operating from both branches of the Mechanism, located in The Hague, The Netherlands, and in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania, provides administrative, legal, policy and diplomatic support services. The Registry’s main duties include the provision of administrative services to the Mechanism, including court support services for Chambers, the Office of the Prosecutor and the Defence; managing the United Nations Detention Unit in the Hague Branch of the Mechanism; the supervision of the enforcement of sentences; monitoring of cases referred to national courts; preservation of and access to ICTR, ICTY and Mechanism archives; the protection of victims and witnesses; and assistance to national jurisdictions. The advertised position is located in the OR, Registry, Arusha branch, and under the direct supervision of the Internship Coordinator, a legal officer within the OR. The OR provides legal, policy and diplomatic support to the Registrar in relation to the various functions, and further provides legal advice and support to all sections and units of the Registry including those related to administrative services. While the interns will mainly work in the OR at the Arusha branch, they may also provide support to Registry sections and units including the Mechanism Archives, Judicial Operations, and Records section and the Witness Support and Protection Unit. An internship with the Mechanism’s Registry is full-time and unpaid. The working hours for interns 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. Overtime may be required to meet deadlines for specific projects. Interested candidates may visit the Mechanism website’s internship page 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 Officer and legal officers in the OR, Arusha branch, interns provide legal and administrative support with respect to a range of functions, including conducting research in the field of international, criminal, and administrative law; assisting with drafting and reviewing legal submissions, official correspondence, memoranda, talking points and decisions; drafting summaries of recent court filings; and routine tasks such as reference checking and compiling materials. Interns may carry out any other duties as required.
Qualifications/special skills
Candidates must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: (i) law students who are enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of their first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent); or (ii) law students enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree (Master Degree) or equivalent, or higher). No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications. Previous legal experience is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the Mechanism. Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of French is desirable.
Additional Information
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. Interested applicants must attach ALL of the following documents to the 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 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. Please note internships are unpaid. Mechanism interns are responsible for all internship-related expenses that they incur. Interns must therefore be able to cover their costs of travel, insurance, accommodation, as well as living expenses during the internship period. The United Nations accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness incurred during an internship. Therefore, upon award of an internship, interns are responsible for securing adequate insurance coverage and are required to sign and return a statement confirming their understanding and acceptance of these conditions of service. Interns must keep confidential any and all unpublished information obtained during the course of the internship and not publish any reports or papers based on such information except with the explicit written authorization of the Chief of Human Resources of the Mechanism. Interns are bound by the same duties and obligations as staff members, and the information to which an intern has access in the course of the internship must not be divulged to external parties. Each prospective intern must sign the Acceptance and Undertaking Form to indicate their understanding and acceptance of this stipulation. The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The United Nations recruits and employs staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application. There should be no expectation of employment by the United Nations or the Mechanism upon completion of the internship.
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.
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