International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’s Legal Division Traineeship 2017 – Geneva, Switzerland (Paid Internship)

Application Deadline:15th April 2017

Eligibility Requirements:

• A university degree in law or international relations and a Master degree in international law (or an equivalent post-graduate legal training)
• Excellent knowledge of IHL (shortlisted candidates will be tested in IHL during the course of the interviews);
• Fluency in either French or English, and a very good understanding of the other;
• Age: Applicants should be between 25 and 30 years old at the beginning of the internship.
• Given that there are normally a very large number of applications for these traineeships, the legal division is unable to provide additional information.

Application Procedure:

• Applications should be submitted on-line between the 15th March and the 15th April 2017 and addressed to: [email protected].
• All those submitted outside of this period will not be considered.
• The selection process will take place between May and June 2017.
• Download Application Form

Your application file should include the following elements:

– A fully completed Traineeship form (attached below)
– A cover letter, not exceeding 800 words
– A CV, not exceeding two pages, which indicates in particular:

• The titles and the number of hours of international humanitarian law (IHL) courses followed
• Any academic writings and/or other research work carried out in IHL
• Any relevant professional experience in relation to IHL.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ICRC’s Legal Division Traineeship 2017