Internship Overview
\nWork Location: Arusha, Tanzania\u00a0Expected Duration: 3\u20136 months, starting in December 2025\u00a0Organization: United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism)\u00a0Department: Registry, Library (Arusha Branch)\u00a0Supervisor: Library Assistant
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\nOrganization Setting and Reporting
\nThe Registry of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (\u201cMechanism\u201d) invites applications for internships with the Library starting from December 2025 in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. The Mechanism was established by the United Nations Security Council in 2010 to carry out essential functions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (\u201cICTR\u201d) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (\u201cICTY\u201d) after the completion of their respective mandates. The Registry, operating from both branches of the Mechanism in Arusha, Tanzania, and The Hague, The Netherlands, provides administrative, legal, policy, and diplomatic support services.
\nThe Registry\u2019s main duties include:<\/p>\n
Providing administrative services to the Mechanism, including court support services.
\nSupervising the enforcement of sentences.
\nMonitoring cases referred to national courts.
\nPreserving and managing access to the ICTR, ICTY, and Mechanism archives.
\nProtecting victims and witnesses.
\nAssisting national jurisdictions.<\/p>\n
The internship position is located in the Library of the Mechanism\u2019s Registry, Arusha branch, under the direct supervision of the Library Assistant. The library offers a wide selection of books covering fields such as international law, international criminal law, genocide, and human rights. It provides diverse services, including:<\/p>\n
Online Public Access Catalogues.
\nDocument delivery via email for internal and external users.
\nIn-person reference services and research assistance tailored to individual user needs.<\/p>\n
Interested candidates may visit the Mechanism website\u2019s internship page at https:\/\/www.irmct.org\/en\/recruitment\/internship\/internship-programme for general information, including:<\/p>\n
Programme Guidelines.
\nInternship Programme details.
\nTerms and Conditions of the Mechanism\u2019s Internship Programme.<\/p>\n
Duties and Responsibilities
\nUnder the supervision of the Library Assistant, interns provide the following support:<\/p>\n
Assist in performing basic library circulation functions, including retrieval, check-out, discharge, and recalls of materials.
\nSupport in registering new materials in the library system and performing cataloguing operations.
\nAssist in assigning classification codes, call numbers, printing labels, and affixing them on library materials.
\nProvide visitors with information available in the library and\/or through peer libraries.
\nAssist in performing library activities, such as locating online journal articles and responding to reference queries.
\nProcess information by cataloguing and indexing library materials and maintaining the library management system.
\nAssist in providing guidance for library users, offering tours to visitors and clients, and responding to information requests and inquiries.
\nAssist in compiling daily news summaries from local, regional, and international media sources, including radio, TV, newspapers, press conferences, and interviews.
\nResearch, compile, and present basic information for use in the preparation and production of communications products\/services.
\nAssist in public relations and protocol services, including preparations for official visits.
\nAssist in the planning and implementation of the Mechanism\u2019s public relations activities, including drafting social media messaging and researching archival material for visuals and outreach related to court activity.
\nSupport daily library administration.<\/p>\n
Qualifications and Special Skills
\nCandidates must meet one of the following requirements at the time of application:<\/p>\n
Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a relevant first university degree programme (minimum bachelor\u2019s level or equivalent).
\nBe enrolled in, or have completed, a relevant graduate school programme (second university degree, such as a master\u2019s degree, or equivalent, or higher).<\/p>\n
Degree Fields: Library\/information science, information management, communications, journalism, multimedia studies, or similar.
\nExperience and Skills:<\/p>\n
No working experience is required for the United Nations Internship Programme.
\nTraining, education, advanced coursework, or skills should benefit the United Nations during the internship.
\nKnowledge of major social media platforms is required.
\nKnowledge of photography and\/or audio-visual production is desirable.
\nApplicants must be computer literate in standard software applications.
\nKnowledge of library cataloguing systems is desirable.<\/p>\n
Languages<\/p>\n
English and French are the working languages of the Mechanism.
\nFluency in English is required.
\nKnowledge of French, Kinyarwanda, or Kiswahili is desirable.<\/p>\n
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