Internship opportunity at MRGMinority Rights Group International (MRG) is looking for an intern for its Roma and South East Europe (SEE) programmes.
Main tasks would include:
- Research on issues relating to the EU enlargement policies in SEE
It would involve compilation and analytical work on the main documents structuring the EU relationship with the SEE countries, such as the EC Progress Reports, European Partnerships, Stabilisation and Association Agreements, etc.
- Research on laws and policies relating to Roma in SEE
It would involve compilation of various legal and policy documents relevant for the fulfillment of Roma rights in SEE, such as Roma-specific strategies and action plans; general national policies on housing, education, health care, employment; reports and decisions of human rights bodies; laws on minorities and anti-discrimination provisions dispersed throughout national legislations, etc. Focus countries would be Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia. MRG is in a process of launching a Roma web portal. So far we have prepared references on Bulgaria and Macedonia. Following this model, the portal needs to be expanded to cover other countries in the region.
- Administrative and logistics tasks
It would involve helping to organise meetings, advocacy trips, putting together mailing lists etc.
Essential skills/qualificatio ns:
. Understanding of human rights and minority rights
. Understanding of how the EU works
. Understanding of the EU enlargement processes in SEE
. Very good English language skills
Desirable skills/qualificatio ns:
. Good knowledge of an SEE language and/or Romanes
. Experience of organising events, using databases
The intern would work at MRG's offices preferably part-time (with an option to work some days at home), for an initial period of 3 months, with an option to renew upon mutual agreement.
More information about the terms and conditions at:
http://www.minority rights.org/ ?lid=1596
If you would like to apply, please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would like to work on this programme at MRG, and indicating when you are available to start, how many days a week you could work, whether you have financial support to do the internship, and any other information that you think is relevant, to galina.kostadinova@ mrgmail.org and snjezana.bokulic@ mrgmail.org
Deadline for applications: 16 December 2007
Start date: mid-January or early February
Galina Kostadinova
Human Rights Law Officer (Europe)
Minority Rights Group International
54 Commercial Street
London E1 6LT
United Kingdom
Tel. +44 (0)20 7422 4217
Fax. +44 (0)20 7422 4201
www.minorityrights. org
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