Protection Internship

The role of UNHCR Korea is to engage with various stakeholders including the Government, the National Human Rights Commission, Civil Society Organizations, and the media to improve the domestic asylum system and treatment of asylum-seekers and refugees so that they can fully exercise their rights, including the principle of non-refoulement.
The Protection Intern supports the team’s effort in engaging in advocacy, training, and strengthening capacity of the national refugee and asylum system. The intern also supports monitoring protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards.
The intern selected to work in this office are expected to show adaptability, flexibility, openness, team spirit, eagerness to learn and to contribute.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of UNHCR Korea Protection Team, Protection Intern supports:

Further to the tasks mentioned above, other tasks may also be added, according to interest/capability of the intern. The work will be distributed according to the intern’s capability and the office’s workload and needs.
Essential minimum qualifications required