Overview
This internship will support UNHCR's Multi-Country Office in Canberra with coordinating tasks related to protection and solutions, focusing on legal, operational, and advocacy efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research, country of origin information (COI), and thematic analysis to support protection activities and casework.
- Conduct desk reviews and contribute to thematic research on protection trends, legal frameworks, and policy developments.
- Assist with individual case management, including counselling and referrals for asylum seekers, refugees, and other persons of concern.
- Assist with management of protection related enquiries (email, phone, social media, in person), including research and drafting of proposed responses, support to management of standard information, and support to administration and record keeping.
- Support the drafting of file notes, reports, briefing documents, and other written outputs as required.
- Provide administrative support, including scheduling, documentation, and coordination of meetings or events.
- Develop infographics, dashboards, and other visual tools to support internal and external advocacy on protection issues.
- Prepare presentation materials such as PowerPoint decks, fact sheets, and briefing kits for meetings with stakeholders.
- Perform any other tasks as required by the supervisor or the Protection Unit.
Required Experience
- Have experience and/or a demonstrated interest in asylum and refugee protection or human rights.
- not have exhausted the maximum cumulative internship period with UNHCR, including any prior internships (8 months for full-time and 12 months for part-time).
Qualifications
- Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO ;
- Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in the legal field, international relations or related field(s);
