We are currently recruiting for:
Volunteer Legal Researchers
Publications Volunteer
INTERIGHTS is pleased to invite applications for volunteer Legal Researchers for a three month period beginning November 2009.
The Legal Research Volunteer will provide valuable support to the Legal team at INTERIGHTS in the following areas;
• Legal research
• Drafting assistance to our lawyers,
• Helping with the preparation of legal briefs, training materials and publications on human rights.
Given the nature of our work, only candidates who have studied or are studying international human rights law at an LLM or MA level should apply.
Volunteers must be self-funded and able to commit to volunteering for a minimum of one and a half days a week minimum. Applicants should indicate their availability in their covering letter. This is an unpaid position but we will reimburse your out of pocket expenses of a travel card zone 1-6 and up to £5 a day for lunch. You will be required to provide receipts before you can claim for these expenses.
Successful candidates will:
• Have the right to work in the UK
• Be studying at an LLM level, or have completed an LLM or be studying at an MA level or be an MA graduate with an undergraduate degree in law
• Demonstrate an interest in international human rights law
• Demonstrate excellent legal research skills
• Have the ability to work on own initiative and work with others as part of a team and to build and maintain excellent working relationships
• Have excellent administrative & organisational skills with a methodical approach and an ability to pay attention to detail
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office
• Be fluent in English, with outstanding English drafting skills
• Be sensitive to working in a multi-cultural environment and commitment to equal opportunities
• Be committed to the value and mission of INTERIGHTS
We are particularly keen to recruit a volunteer who can work in French. It will be advantageous for candidates to be fluent in Russian or Arabic. Experience of human rights issues and law in Eastern European and the former Soviet Union, Africa, South Asia or the Middle East is also desirable.
To apply please send the following documents to Chloe Marong at jobs@interights.org no later than 30 October 2009:
• A covering letter of one page outlining your interest in volunteering with INTERIGHTS;
• Your curriculum vitae; and
• An unedited writing sample of no more than 2,000 words (this could be a term paper, an article or a case note).
Please place the name of the volunteering placement you are applying for in the subject box of the email.
Given the volume of interest in these positions, we regret that we are unable to engage in correspondence about the appropriateness of your chosen writing sample or other matters concerning your application. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
A vacancy has arisen to assist the Information and Publications Officer at INTERIGHTS as a Publications Volunteer. The position will include a variety of editing, research and administrative tasks, and provide an excellent opportunity to gain experience in an international human rights charity.
The post would suit a law or publishing student, ideally with some knowledge of human rights law. It is essential that the volunteer is able to manage multiple tasks, has excellent communication skills and is fully IT literate, as well as being able to demonstrate good editing skills with the ability to pay attention to detail.
The post is for one day a week for an initial period of three months, but there is some flexibility and alternative working patterns could be explored. It will be possible to do some of the work remotely from a computer following training.
This is an unpaid position but we will reimburse your out of pocket expenses of a travel card zone 1-6 and up to £5 a day for lunch. You will be required to provide receipts before you can claim for these expenses.
You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this volunteering opportunity.
To read the task description and person specification please click here.
To apply please email a copy of your CV and a covering letter (the latter being no more than one page of A4). The covering letter should detail your skills and experience in line with the task description and person specification above and explain your reasons for wanting to volunteer at INTERIGHTS. It should also include details of your availability and provide details of two people who can provide references for you. Your CV and covering letter should be emailed to jobs@interights.org by 10.00am on Monday 9 November stating your name and the name of the vacancy in subject box of the email.
INTERIGHTS requests no contact from recruitment agencies regarding vacancies
INTERIGHTS is committed to equal opportunities
