JOB DESCRIPTION

The position
Within PSU, the intern will support the Individual Case (IC) team. The IC team The Individual Case (IC) Team facilitates a central part of UNHCR’s work in the U.S. to provide information on the laws, policies, and procedures for seeking protection in the United States to asylum- seekers, NGOs, and attorneys. The team also provides counseling on individual resettlement queries from congressional offices, NGOs and resettlement agencies.

Duties and responsibilities
• Answer and respond to individual queries from asylum seekers, refugees, stateless people, and other people with and for whom UNHCR works;
• Conduct country of origin and other research to support individual asylum cases;
• Provide counseling on individual resettlement queries from congressional offices,
NGOs and resettlement agencies through writing to UNHCR country offices;
• Observe and report on relevant meetings and conferences with government agencies
and various NGOs working in the field;
• Open and maintain individual case files in UNHCR’s case management database;
• Conduct other projects as needed to further assist the people with and for whom
UNHCR works.

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/UNESCO1; and
• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR2.
• Candidates with previous UNHCR Internship experience must not have exceeded the maximum total cumulative full-time internship duration of eight (8) months.
In the education section of the application, please make sure that your school is selected from the list of accredited higher education institutions when creating a profile in UNHCR Recruitment Portal – Workday. To do this, click on the magnifying glass next to Select School, then select Contains next to Description, type in the name of the school, click Look up and finally click on the result.
For internships, completed university degree is not a requirement.

Desirable qualifications and skills
• Preference for developed Spanish language skills.
• Prior exposure forced displacement issues, through work or academic study.
• Preference for coursework in forced displacement, refugee law, international human rights, or other related work.

Employment Type: INTERN

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Date Posted: 2025-03-20

Application Deadline: 20-Mar-26

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM

Experience in Months: 60