National Internship

The Rule of Law Section (RoLS), as a part of the Human Dimension Department of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, conducts a country-wide trial monitoring programme of criminal cases, which aims to ensure that case processing complies with the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Constitution, international human rights instruments, and BiH’s international commitments. Findings of the monitoring program are used by the RoLS to promote necessary judicial and legal reforms and to provide assistance, advice, and training to the judiciary. Particular focus is on accountability for war crimes, hate crimes, human trafficking, gender-based violence, corruption, and organised crime as well as election fraud. Additionally, RoLS is in the process of developing its transitional justice programming and research, with a focus on support for alternative methods for dealing with the past beyond criminal prosecutions. To support this work, RoLS requires the services of multiple interns to provide assistance to RoLS portfolio holders, including National Legal Officers and the Legal Adviser, War Crimes and Transitional Justice, as needed. 

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the respective National Legal Officers based on their placement location, the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties:

• Monitoring court cases before the courts of BiH, as well as the human rights situation within other justice sector institutions according to the policy and guidelines established by the Head Office;
• Researching and analysing decisions by prosecutor’s offices and courts of BiH;
• Tracking information in relation to electoral fraud cases, as well as hate crimes, and assist in other data collection related activities;
• Conducting desk research in the area of criminal and transitional justice;
• Drafting reports, memoranda, background papers, and talking points;
• Attending and summarizing conferences and meetings;
• Assisting in the organization of events related to the work of the RoLS;
• Translating documents from/to BCS/ENG; and
• Performing other duties as assigned.     

Necessary Qualifications:

• You should be under the age of 30 on the date of the deadline of this vacancy notice;
• You should be in your final year of higher education at graduate or postgraduate level or within two years after graduation by the deadline of the vacancy;
• Knowledge of international legal standards, procedure and instruments, in particular in relation to international humanitarian and international criminal, and international human rights law;
• Professional fluency in English and local language with excellent communication (both oral and written) skills;
• Strong analytical, research, and drafting skills;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people from different national and cultural backgrounds, whilst maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
• Computer literate with practical experience using Microsoft applications.

Source: https://vacancies.osce.org/jobs/national-intern-rol-3834