Internship Opportunity 341 views1 applications

The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) is a grant making institution supporting civil society organisations in South Africa and the region that implement programmes which promote and protect human rights. FHR is currently implementing a programme in partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development called Socio-Economic Justice for All (SEJA) which aims at increased awareness, respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights and socio-economic rights for all people. The Foundation seeks to appoint appropriately qualified individuals for its internship programme, based in Parktown, Johannesburg.

Duration: 6 months, 01 July 2019 – 30 December 2019.

Responsibilities:

Internship Objectives

• Groom those interested and committed to working in strengthening human rights based approaches to building civil society;
• Contribute to addressing the problems relating to skills shortage, by increasing the skills level of those entering the labour market;
• Improve the chances of employment in the chosen field by enhancing the capacity of the interns, while at the same time and in return, getting some value for the Foundation;
• Contribute to the job-readiness of interns by exposing them to a practical working experience/environment;
• Inculcate human rights values in interns and strive to ensure that such values become part of their work ethic;
• Enhance the capacity of the FHR with an increased number of staff available to take on a range of administrative and programmatic functions.

Generic objectives

• Participate actively in assigned programme work, ensuring that systems, processes and outputs are grounded in FHR values;
• Participate in internal communication and teamwork;
• Work within the programme team to ensure the effective implementation of organization’s objectives;
• As and when required within reason, work beyond the scope of any job description.

Requirements:

• Working knowledge of and commitment to Human Rights, especially in a South African context;
• A postgraduate degree in Social Sciences and Arts – for example Development Studies, Economics, Political Science, History, Public Policy, Social Science, International Relations, Law and Sociology;
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills;
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and responsibility for areas of work;
• Fluency in English;
• Additional language skills and project work experience are a plus.

Application Process:

1. Submit a CV along with certificates, motivational letter and the details of two contactable referees  [email protected]
2. The deadline for applications is 16 June 2019
3. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered for the position
4. Only suitable qualified candidates will be considered

Important: FHR reserves the right to cancel the position should the needs of the FHR change or should we regard the submissions not to be adequate based on its needs