Frank Jennings Fellowship – April 2026 – YOA

Deadline: April 14, 2026

Applications are open for the Frank Jennings Fellowship – April 2026. The FJ Fellow will spend three and a half months at Front Line Defenders Dublin workplace the place they are going to be educated in relation to Human Rights Defenders; the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders; the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur; the procedures and methodology of the mandate; the position of Front Line Defenders and different nationwide and worldwide organisations within the help and safety of Human Rights Defenders. The Fellow will then enter an internship programme on the OHCHR and can transfer to Geneva for a interval of six months earlier than returning to Front Line Defenders for an extra three months.

Fellow’s Responsibilities

When in Dublin:

• Supporting FLD Protection Coordinators with correspondence with human rights defenders;
• Support the drafting pressing appeals on behalf of human rights defenders in danger around the globe
• Input HRD associated data on the FLD database;
• Support comply with-up on instances taken up by Front Line Defenders or different particular tasks referring to Human Rights Defenders as requested;
• Minute taking, briefings, studies, appeals;

When in Geneva OHCHR:

• Gather data on the scenario of human rights defenders around the globe with a selected give attention to themes of concern recognized by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights.
• Assist with the drafting of pressing appeals and communications to Governments regarding human rights violations in opposition to human rights defenders and help comply with-up instances;
• Analyze replies obtained from Governments and put together summaries for inclusion within the annual Human Rights Council (HRC) report;
• Assist within the drafting of annual studies to the HRC and the General Assembly;
• Assist within the preparation of background supplies for official missions by the Special Rapporteur;
• Assist in liaising with non-governmental organizations for the graceful implementation of the mandate, as wanted.

Benefits

• €30,629 each year
• 13 annual go away days whereas serving in Dublin
• Flights between Dublin & Geneva for the beginning and finish of the fellowship
• Health and journey insurance coverage
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) whereas serving in Dublin
• Monthly Well-Being Provisions whereas serving in Dublin

Whilst in Geneva, OHCHR internship rules will apply.

Eligibility

Interested candidates should:

• Be inside present or one yr since completion of their Degree in human rights, social sciences, growth or humanitarian research, or a associated area.
• Native or native-degree English and fluency in Spanish or French (observe they will’t make exceptions to the language necessities).
• Good oral and written communication expertise
• Computer literate.
• Excellent administrative expertise
• Excellent drafting expertise and a confirmed skill of synthesizing and condensing massive quantities of knowledge into succinct briefings.
• Some data of the UN system and worldwide and human rights legislation.

Candidates should have permission to work in Ireland and Switzerland at some stage in the Fellowship.

Application

Applicants should submit their purposes (CV & cowl letter) by midnight (native Irish time) on Tuesday, 14th April 2026

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Frank Jennings Fellowship.