Call for applications. Internship for Internationalisation in Human Rights. Basque Government - UN Etxea

2026/03/06

Call for applications. Internship for Internationalisation in Human Rights. Basque Government – UN Etxea

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UN Etxea and the Directorate of Human Rights and Victims’ Assistance of the Basque Government offer an internship with the aim of providing professional experience at the Headquarters of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland. This fellowship will be carried out in the Children and Youth Rights Unit.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

The beneficiaries of the fellowship will work at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for a period of 6 months, from July to December 2026. The fellowship has a financial endowment of €18,000 gross.

The fellowship includes a pre-training course on the United Nations. This training will be provided by UN Etxea prior to joining OHCHR.

The award and enjoyment of the fellowship will in no case generate a contractual relationship between the fellowship holder and the fellowship-granting entity or the organisation where the professional stay (OHCHR) is carried out.

FELLOWSHIP FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH RIGHTS UNIT.

Requirements:

1. Registration in the Basque Autonomous Community.
2. Under 30 years of age.
3. Undergraduate or postgraduate studies, obtained in the last two years, in the following areas: law, international relations, sustainable development, humanities, social sciences, political sciences or a related discipline.
4. Excellent knowledge of English (C1). Knowledge of French would be an asset.
5. Good ability to take on diverse tasks, flexibility and teamwork in a multicultural environment.
6. Good ability to collect, synthesise and analyse information from various sources and to write documents clearly and concisely.
7. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
8. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with civil society partners, government representatives and United Nations staff.
9. Advanced knowledge of MS Office and design tools, especially Canva.
10. Interest in learning about and participating in processes to involve children and young people in the defence of human rights.
11. Preference will be given to those who have not previously held a UN Etxea internship.

Applications:

Those interested persons who meet the requirements should send their Curriculum Vitae and motivation letter (maximum 800 words), indicating the reference Human Rights Fellowship Geneva, to the address:

gizaeskubideak@unetxea.org