INTERN - Information and Evidence Management

United Nations - UN •Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Internship Closes 07 Oct 2026 7 days left

Overview

Internship opportunity within the Information System and Digital Support Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, focusing on information management and digital evidence handling for human rights investigations.


Key Responsibilities
  • Assist with coordination activities related to digital data/evidence collection, processing, analysis, review, preservation and open source investigation support.
  • Help conduct substantive research and analysis of technology trends and applications relating to digital data handling, archiving and open source investigation.
  • Assist development of online training material and production of training modules.
  • Assist senior staff in provision of expert support to commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions and field presences.
  • Facilitate implementation and deployment of modern investigative technical tools and infrastructure.
  • Help ensure that digital forensic principles are properly applied to the digital data and evidence handling.
  • Perform other related duties requested by the supervisor.
Required Experience

Applicants are not required to have professional work experience.

Qualifications

Graduate or enrolled in a graduate school programme (Master's degree or equivalent), or a graduate or enrolled in the final academic year of a first-level university degree programme (Bachelor's degree or equivalent), preferably in information and telecommunication technology, computer science, digital forensic science, data science, analytics, statistics, information management or a related field.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English is required.
Languages Preferred
Knowledge of another United Nations official language would be an advantage (i.e. French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).
Contract Duration
3 - 6 Months
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
UNPAID
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