The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Washington Regional Office for the United States of America and the Caribbean seeks a volunteer intern to assist staff in the resettlement section. 

Duties and responsibilities:

• Perform all case management functions for resettlement inquiries including: data entry into access database, weekly tracking of current cases, writing to UNHCR country offices and responding to inquirers.
• Provide resettlement counseling to individual queries from congressional offices, NGOs and relatives in the United States.
• Assist the resettlement section in creating public information materials on newly arriving resettlement populations.
• Observe and report on resettlement related meetings and conferences with government agencies and various NGOs working in the field.
• Conduct research and writing projects on current issues in refugee law and resettlement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 Qualifications:

• Course work in International Human Rights Law and/or US Immigration Law strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with US refugee resettlement or US immigration programs is desirable.
• Understanding of UNHCR resettlement guidelines and criteria preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with Access databases and website development

Duration:
Two to three months (20 hours or more per week).
Please send cover letter and resume to resettlement section at the address below.

Attn: Anne-Marie McGranaghan
UNHCR
1755 K Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
usawainq@unhcr.org

UNHCR thanks all applicants. UNHCR will only contact those applicants who will be interviewed.

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