Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

A (least hardship)

Family

Internship

2025-01-05

December 8, 2024

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a full-time internship with the Registration Unit – Protection Section at UNHCR Algiers, Algeria

Established in December 1950, UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for asylum seekers, refugees, returnees, internally displaced communities and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. UNHCR currently operates in over 130 countries, using its long expertise to protect and care for millions.

Organizational context:

UNHCR has been accredited to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, a signatory to the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees, since 1984. It provides protection and assistance to persons of concern in both urban and camp settings. UNHCR’s operation in Algiers serves more than 10,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. At the request of the Algerian authorities, UNHCR undertakes registration and status determination for asylum-seekers and helps them to secure durable solutions once recognized as refugees. Owing to natural and human-made crises regional and global in nature, there has been a sharp escalation in the number of individuals seeking asylum in Algiers. In 2024, these have numbered as high as 400 per month.

The position:

Under the supervision of the Assistant Registration and Identity Management Officer and in line with UNHCR standards, policies and operating procedures, the intern will support the activities of the registration unit.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in implementing Registration and Data Entry Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in accordance with relevant standards and policies;

• Assist in the renewal of asylum seekers and refugees’ documentation in accordance with SOPs;
• Assist filing activities;
• Participate to counselling and reception activities with other colleagues of the unit;
• Perform other related duties as required by supervisor.
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.

Desirable qualifications and skills:

• Computer proficiency, including familiarity with Microsoft products Outlook, Sharepoint and Teams and, ideally, registration and scheduling software
• Good command of spoken and written Arabic, French, and English
• Strong analytical and organizational skills

Conditions:

It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Sunday to Thursday (40 hours per week). The successful candidate will be assigned to support the team in person in Algiers, Algeria
Allowance: Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help to cover the cost of food, local transportation and living expenses.

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing or training.

We welcome applications from candidates with a refugee or stateless background.

NOTE: An individual whose father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister is a staff member of UNHCR, including a Temporary Appointment holder or a member of the Affiliate Workforce, is not eligible for an internship.

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Other information

This position doesn’t require a functional clearance

Home-Based

No

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements