Legal internship with the Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

Overview

Legal internship assisting the Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions with their work programme. The role involves legal research, analysis, and drafting of documents.

Key Responsibilities

• Collection of information
• Legal research and analysis
• Drafting of letters and other legal documents, such as presentations or training materials
• Support for the preparations for, during and follow-up to the meetings of the governing and subsidiary bodies
• Support the work programme of compliance committees and specific submissions
• Cooperation and coordination with other international bodies
• Trade and environment legal matters
• Illegal traffic and enforcement of the conventions
• Support to legal technical assistance and capacity building activities
• Communication of legal information
• National legal frameworks
• Support for the preparation of publications and outreach materials

Required Experience

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Experience in a field that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for (e.g. professional experience, publication, project etc.) is an advantage.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following requirements: be enrolled in, or have completed, a post-graduate school programme (master’s degree or equivalent, or higher). Applicants must be a student in the final year of the Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.

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