Deadline: December 10, 2018.

Are you a postgraduate student (or have recently graduated) with a passion to promote fair, democratic and inclusive societies in Africa? Do you want to develop your peacebuilding, research and analysis skills in a dynamic South African non-profit organization that works in several countries across Africa? The Peacebuilding Interventions (PI) Programme at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) invites applications for a paid internship from candidates.

 

ELIGIBILITY

1. Applicants should be in possession of, or in the process of completing a Masters Degree in Conflict and Peace Studies, Political Studies, Development Studies, Human Rights, Gender & Peacebuilding, or a related discipline.

2. Competence in research and analysis;

3. Excellent communication skills;

4. Computer literate – Word, Excel and PowerPoint;

5. The ability to work independently with attention to detail;

6. Competency in English is necessary while another international language would be an advantage.

7. Ability to write, proofread or edit articles, op-eds, etc.

8. Applicants from South Africa and other African countries are encouraged to apply.

 

APPLICATION

Please submit your CV, a cover letter motivating your application, details of three contactable referees, and an example of a short essay or research paper (maximum of 1000 words) to Ms. Anthea Flink at: aflink@ijr.org.za  by the 10^th of December 2018, using PI Intern in the subject heading. Applications without the relevant documentation will not be considered.

 

OFFICIAL LINK

Peacebuilding Interventions Internship