Protection Intern

UNHCR is offering a full-time internship with the Protection Unit at UNHCR Algiers, Algeria. The intern will support the Protection Team in interpreting and translating communication between asylum seekers and refugees and UNHCR staff, assist in identifying and responding to Persons with Specific Needs, and support refugee status determination and resettlement activities.

Responsibilities

• Interpret/translate between UNHCR staff and asylum seekers and refugees in one-to-one interviews as well as in multilateral meetings.
• Support the identification of Persons with Specific Needs (PwSN) and document their needs and protection risks.
• Assist in providing general protection counselling to PwSN, and more generally asylum seekers and refugees.
• Support Refugee Status Determination and Resettlement procedures: Conduct Country of Origin Information (COI) research, legal analysis to support Refugee Status Determination and first instance and appeal decisions, resettlement activities.
• Assist with the system for the triaging and prioritization of cases for interviews.
• Help determine appropriate responses, including referrals to partners or other relevant UNHCR units.
• Maintain accurate records of interactions, cases, and follow-up actions.
• Support the preparation of briefing notes or summaries for other protection staff.
• Work closely with UNHCR Protection staff and partners to ensure that PwSN receive timely and appropriate protection support.
• Attend team briefings, trainings, and relevant inter-agency meetings as appropriate.

Requirements

• 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 a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.
• Very good command of spoken and written Arabic, French, and English, minimum at C1 level.
• 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).
• An individual who bears the relationship of parent, child or sibling or step-parent, step-child or step-sibling to a current UNHCR staff member or affiliate is not eligible for an internship.
• University degree in interpretation/translation between Arabic, French, and English languages is highly desirable, or demonstrable practical experience in this field.
• Computer proficiency, including familiarity with Microsoft products Outlook, SharePoint and Teams and, ideally, registration and scheduling software.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Provide UNHCR with proof of health insurance coverage applicable to the assigned internship location and a certificate of good health from a qualified medical practitioner certifying fitness for work and travel.

Skills

• Translation and Interpretation
• Language Proficiency in Arabic
• Language Proficiency in French
• English Language Proficiency
• Refugee Protection Principles
• Asylum Seeker Support
• Persons with Specific Needs Identification
• Refugee Status Determination
• Resettlement Support
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft SharePoint
• MS Teams
• Registration and Scheduling Software
• Analytical Skills
• Organizational Skills

Languages

Arabic, French, English