Intern - OHCHR Library

Lieu de travailGeneva Durée prévue3 months Fonctions et responsabilitésThe intern shall support the OHCHR Library in fulfilling its duties: to provide quality information and knowledge services and to be an effective gateway to information and knowledge in the area of human rights and, more specifically, of the work of the United Nations in the area of human rights.

The intern shall also support the OHCHR Library in its move to a new facility.

This will entail assisting the Library Assistant in planning, coordinating and implementing the Library move to the new selected place, by preparing the move of print collections.

The intern will also support the development of a new platform, the Human Rights Knowledge Gateway, where thematic knowledge hubs will be hosted.

In addition, the intern will contribute to development of content and resources for the new OHCHR intranet and knowledge hub.

Daily responsibilities of interns supporting the OHCHR Library will depend on the individual's background and specific duties and may include but are not limited to:

assisting in digitization of human rights education and training materials, which includes scanning, editing and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) processing of materials; Assisting with ongoing enhancement of the Voting database of resolutions and decisions of the Commission on Human Rights and of the Human Rights Council and inclusion of amendments; conducting specialized and targeted research to respond to clients' requests; to support the development of new Library Research Guides on areas of priority of the work of OHCHR; and performing other tasks requested by the supervisor as appropriate (i.e.

cataloguing, reference, collection development, outreach and dissemination activities, etc.). Qualifications/CompétencesTo qualify for the United Nations Secretariat Internship Programme, applicants must, at the time of application, be enrolled in a graduate school programme (i.e.

Master's degree or equivalent degree, or higher) or in the final academic year of a first-level university degree programme (i.e.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree) in the area of library science, information science, knowledge management or a related field, OR have graduated with a university as defined above AND, if selected, must commence the internship within one year period from the date of graduation. TraductionEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language - Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish – is an asset.

Informations supplémentairesASSESSMENT ONLY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN SHORT LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION Short-listed candidates will be contacted directly by the hiring manager for an informal interview after the review of their application.

Incomplete Personal History Profiles (PHPs) will not be reviewed.

For this reason, it is crucial that the cover letter:

• Explains your motivation and why you are a suitable candidate for this OHCHR internship assignment;
• Specifies your earliest date of availability to start the internship;
• Indicates information technology (IT) skills and programs in which you are proficient; and
• Notes the present period of academic studies underway and/or the exact title & date that more recent academic degree was awarded. Intern Specific textInterns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer. Aucun frais de dossierTHE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS.

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