Ecuador: Resettlement Intern

• Translate interviews and reports;
• Assist the case workers in the completion of the Registration Resettlement Forms (RRFs) for the final revision of the Resettlement Officer;
• Provide information and orientation to individual cases facing special protection needs and being selected for resettlement by Resettlement Officers;
• Organize, file and maintain the Unit’s files on individual cases considered for resettlement;
• Conduct pre-interviews and report on individual cases being assessed.
• Prepare and send routine correspondence with Field Offices, partner agencies, IOM and various state agencies.
• Operational support in processing telephone calls, general approach to refugees and receiving visits to the Unit.
• Support logistics of different selection missions of resettlement countries, carried out during the year.
• Assist in locating applicants, arranging appointments, collecting address information, etc.
• Conduct home visits.

Requirements

• University Studies in International Relations, Social Sciences or, preferably, Law. Studies in International Human Rights Law and International Refugee Law highly desirable.
• Fluency in Spanish and English;
• Minimal Period for the Internship will be of 6 months;
• Excellent working knowledge of EXCEL and WORD software;
• Adaptability to work in an international and multicultural environment;
• Adaptability to work with vulnerable individuals; Capacity to professionally deal with confidential and sensitive information.

• Applications: Please submit CV and letter of interest to the address listed. To send: salinas@unhcr.org
• Duration: The internship will begin on November 30^th 2015, and extend to May 30th 2016.
• Compensation:***PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN UNPAID INTERNSHIP****. There is no possibility of compensation or reimbursement of expenses.*
• Subsequent Employment by UNHCR: There is no expectation of employment at the end of the Internship.