| Job title | Internship |
| Programme | Women’s Rights and Gender Justice |
| Duty Station | Copenhagen |
| Type of Contract | Fixed term internship, February- May/June 2023 |
| Expected starting date | February 2023 |
Are you passionate about issues pertaining to women’s rights, gender equality and justice as a fundamental human rights? Are you interested in the Euro-Mediterranean region? Do you want to gain experience with civil society? Then this internship might be something for you!
EuroMed Rights is currently looking for an intern for the spring 2023 to support the Women’s Rights and Gender Justice (WRGJ) Programme.
BACKGROUND
EuroMed Rights is a non-governmental organisation aiming to promote cooperation and dialogue in and between countries on both sides of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a network representing 68 human rights organisations, institutions and defenders in 30 countries. It was founded in 1997, following the 1995 Barcelona Declaration, by civil society organisations dedicated to promoting human rights and democracy within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.
EuroMed Rights’ mission is to promote and strengthen human rights and democratic reforms at regional and national levels. By creating network opportunities and encouraging civil society cooperation, EuroMed Rights aims to develop and strengthen the partnerships between NGOs located within the Euro-Mediterranean area, to spread and promote human rights values and to increase members’ capacities to reach these objectives.
EuroMed Rights’ WRGJ programme works to address forms of gender-based discrimination and injustice, with a central focus on ending all forms of gender-based violence. The programme works on issues related to, but not limited to, enforcing respect for international legal instruments which aim to protect the rights of women and girls (such as the Istanbul Convention or CEDAW), advancing the LGBTIQ+ agenda in the region, pushing for legal reform at national levels, monitoring backlashes to women’s rights and gender equality, and counteracting the advances of global anti-gender movements.
As part of its mandate, the WRGJ programme coordinates a working group of member organisations working in the field.
Click here to find more information about the Women’s Rights and Gender Justice programme: https://euromedrights.org/theme/gender-equality/
YOUR TASKS
Your tasks will include:
- Conducting research into topics pertaining to women’s rights and gender (in)equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region, and monitoring backlashes using the ‘Backlash Map’ tool.
- Supporting communication work (assisting in the drafting of newsletter articles, press releases, podcasts).
- Assisting in the organisation of in-person and virtual meetings.
- Note-taking and support in report writing.
- Ad-hoc administrative support
ABOUT YOU
- You are passionate about women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights and have background knowledge on the Euro-Mediterranean region.
- You are fluent in English (French is desirable).
- You are currently enrolled in a Danish Master’s Degree programme with a relevant area of study (ex. gender studies, political and human sciences, law, etc).
The internship will begin in February 2023, until May/June 2023. The exact beginning and end dates can be negotiated. The internship will be for 37 hours per week, based in our Copenhagen office.
The internship is unpaid, so it is a prerequisite that you are enrolled on a degree course for the duration of the internship and that the internship is credit-bearing.
We offer you the opportunity to intern in a dynamic and welcoming environment, where you will have the chance to gain professional experience on human rights issues in the region and expand your network by creating connections with our member organisations in the region. We offer you the flexibility to adapt the internship position to the requirements and tasks of your studies while strengthening your skills in project work.
CONTACT
If you have questions about the internship position, you can contact the WRGJ Programme Coordinator, Raquel Reyes i Raventós at [email protected].
APPLICATION
The application deadline is 23 November 2022. If you are interested, send a short, motivated application (a maximum of one page) and your CV to [email protected].