Fellowship Programme for Staff of National Human Rights Institutions

The Fellowship Programme for Staff of National Human Rights Institutions is a six-month professional fellowship run by the National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section of OHCHR. It places staff members of accredited national human rights institutions in OHCHR to gain working-level experience with the UN human rights system, develop substantive knowledge on NHRIs, and build professional networks. Fellows contribute to the Section’s work through research, coordination, drafting of reports and support for capacity-building activities, and are expected to return to their NHRIs to strengthen institutional capacity.

Six-month placement with OHCHR; monthly stipend; working-level experience with the UN human rights system; professional networking and briefings; contribution to OHCHR work and capacity-building experience to bring back to the NHRI.

Staff members of national human rights institutions accredited with “A” status by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), with a minimum of 3 years of working experience in an A-status NHRI, and a supporting letter from their NHRI.

Submit CV (indicating preferred term), letter of recommendation from the NHRI, and a copy of passport by email to Cynthia.radert@un.org.