[legal-professionals] CANADEM JPC International Internships

Junior Professional Consultant (JPC) Program
2003-2004
Interested in Working Overseas?

CANADEM is looking for qualified Lawyers, MAs and other university 
graduates interested in development, human rights and peace building to 
work overseas starting in June with the following international organizations:
-       Sierra Leone Special Court
-       UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)  Central Asia, Africa
-       UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
Organization) - Thailand
-·       OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) - Balkans
-       IOM (International Organization for Migration) - Washington DC, 
Ukraine,
-       UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) - Geneva, Croatia
-      IFES (International Foundation for Election Systems) - Congo (Kinshasa)
-       UN ODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) - Uzbekistan

CANADEM is sponsoring up to 40 internship placements, pending funding 
notice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 
(DFAIT) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).  You must 
be under 30, underemployed and meet all other eligibility criteria (for 
more information please visit our website at www.canadem.ca ).

Of the over 120 JPCs placed by CANADEM over the past four years, most found 
relevant employment after completing their internships.  Many continued 
working as full-time staff members with their host organization.

On-Going Support
CANADEM interns are given assignments and responsibilities commensurate 
with their academic, working and volunteer experiences.  Contracts include:

         An in-Canada pre-departure orientation (early summer);
-       A six months overseas posting;
-       On-going follow-up while an intern (including job leads); and
-       A final in-Canada debriefing session.

Throughout the internships, the Program Coordinator remains in contact with 
the JPCs and, as the internships draw to a close, provides assistance in 
reworking and updating resumes.

Funding
This project is undertaken within the Government of Canada's Youth 
Employment Strategy (YES) with contributions from DFAIT and CIDA.  CANADEM 
provides its interns with a $12,000 stipend out of which all direct 
expenses are paid (e.g. travel, health insurance, briefing sessions, 
accommodations, etc).

For Application, Eligibility and Additional Information Visit:

www.canadem.ca
"A national roster of Canadian skilled in human rights, peace building, 
democratization,
admin-logistics, security, reconstruction and other field expertise."
tel: (613) 789_3328, fax: (613) 789_6125
email: neil.burron@canadem.ca     web: www.canadem.ca
Please send all completed applications to: jpc@CANADEM.ca