DCAF’s Operations Middle East and North Africa (OPMENA) Division is looking for a motivated individual to support its office in Tunis during a paid internship.
The Intern will mainly assist the Project Manager in charge of DCAF’s justice and detention reform programmes in Tunisia. He/She will also assist with events organisation, targeted research on security sector issues and other tasks as needed.
Tasks and responsibilities will mainly consist of the following:
- Assist the Project Manager in the organisation of conferences, workshops, and training seminars for the Tunisian prison administration, judges, prosecutors, forensic doctors as well as members of the National Truth Commission (IVD)
- Conduct targeted research on detention reform and prison oversight in Tunisia
- Assist in drafting reports and working papers for submission to the national authorities
- Assist the DCAF Tunis office with ad hoc requests as needed
Candidates should meet the following criteria:
- Excellent command of written and spoken French and English; knowledge of Arabic is considered an asset
- University degree or currently enrolled in university studies in International Relations, Conflict Resolution, Law, Development, Security, Peace Studies, Political Science, or related fields
- Proven track report in drafting and editing reports in French
- Ability to work fast, under short deadlines
- Ability to work independently, with limited supervision; to be proactive and solution-oriented
- Ability to work in an international team; cultural sensitivity, ideally familiarity with the Arab world
- Experience with publishing software is an asset
Duty station: Tunis, Tunisia
Starting date: 1 September 2015 or upon agreement
Duration: 6 months – renewable once
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications by e-mail to opmena@dcaf.ch. Applications must include:
- a letter of motivation and CV in French
- a writing sample (in French) of a recent research paper or article
- the completed application form (to be downloaded).
The subject line of the application email should mention: “Vacancy GVA2015/INTERN-TUNIS”. The deadline for applications is 15 July 2015. Only applications containing all requested documents will be considered.
Only candidates shortlisted for an interview will be contacted. DCAF is not in a position to respond to telephone inquiries.
