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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Data Protection Intern Italy UNHCR Jobs 2024

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees looking for “Data Protection Intern”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 14-Jul-24.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has published a job vacancy announcement on 01/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Data Protection Intern to be based in Rome , Italy. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Job Title: Data Protection Intern

Duty Station: Rome , Italy

Country: Italy

Application Deadline: 14-Jul-24

Responsibilities: 

• Attendance in trainings indicated by the Supervisor.
• Collection and sorting of queries concerning Data Protection either received in dedicated inboxes or forwarded by colleagues. Based on trainings, identifying key elements of the queries and either directly answer or escalating to supervisor.
• Accessing the local donor database management system to read and edit information in order to follow up data subjects’ requests.
• Liaising with colleagues and suppliers to ensure that Data Protection requests are duly followed up, for example by requesting data cancellation.
• Taking action on Administrative and Finance tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements: 

4. Minimum qualifications required
In order to be considered for an internship, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
• Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO; and
• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.

5. Desirable qualifications and skills
• Knowledge of data protection laws and practices at national or regional level (e.g. EU GDPR).
• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Data analysis.
• Basic IT skills
• Experience with database management systems, particularly Customer Relationship Management.

Additionally, given that the intern shall liaise with local stakeholders, such as supporters, proficiency in Italian is mandatory, particularly in formal written language.