Weekly News Recap Writer: International Justice and Peace & Security

Position description

Platform for Peace and Humanity is an international civic association which engages in 3 pillars of its work, i.e. research, advocacy and awareness-raising that are reflected in all its projects and activities within its mandate to promote peace and humanity by international law. The organization is further structured into regional programmes: South East Europe and Black Sea Region Programme, Mediterranean Programme, the newly formed Central Asia Programme, Towards the Enforcement of the Right to Peace Programme and Ukraine Programme.

Each of our regional programmes publish regional analysis in a bi-monthly Peace & Security Monitor publication. The organization also publishes Weekly News Recap and runs a Blog for internal and external contributions in the area of international law, human rights, international relations and international security and peace-building.

Position Overview:

Weekly News Recap writers scan the latest developments in the area of international justice and international peace and security and prepare short summaries for the weekly release.

Deadline: 31 March 2024 (midnight CET)

Start date: asap

Duration: min. 6 months

Commitment: 2-3h/week, flexible work hours

Location: home office (remote)

Remuneration: unpaid (volunteering)

Duties & Responsibilities:

Scanning the latest developments in the selected field (mainly but not limited to: websites of international courts and tribunals and media outlets reporting on international and domestic trials) and summarising the developments on a bi-weekly basis.

Qualifications:

• Passion and dedication to mission and values of the organisation, result-driven commitment, ability to work in an international team and handle uncertain situation with flexibility
• Master’s degree in international law, human rights or other relevant social sciences (suitably qualified students can be considered)
• Good orientation in the latest developments in the above fields
• Good knowledge of English (min. C1)
• Willingness to continuously learn and develop new skills
• Strong time management skills and organised
• Proficiency in analysing legal judgments and conducting thorough online research to identify credible developments

Application instructions

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