Organizational Setting and Reporting The Registry of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) invites applications for legal internships in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. Potential starting dates range from 1 September 2025 to March 2026. The expected duration of the internship is six (6) months. Please indicate your preferred internship period in your cover letter. The Mechanism was established by the Security Council of the United Nations in 2010 to carry out a number of essential functions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (“ICTR”) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (“ICTY”), after the completion of their respective mandates. In carrying out its ad hoc and continuous functions, the Mechanism maintains the legacies of these two pioneering international criminal tribunals and strives to reflect best practices in the field of international criminal justice. The advertised position is located in the Office of the Registrar (OR), Registry, Arusha branch, and under the direct supervision of the Internship Coordinator, a legal officer within the OR. The OR provides legal policy and diplomatic support to the Registrar in relation to the various functions and further provides legal advice and support to all sections and units of the Registry, including those related to administrative services. While the interns will mainly work in the OR at the Arusha branch, they may also provide support to Registry sections and units, including the Mechanism Archives and Records Section, Judicial Records Unit and the Witness Support and Protection Unit. An internship with the Mechanism’s Registry is full-time and unpaid. Interested candidates may visit the Mechanism website’s internship page at https://www.irmct. org/en/recruitment/internship/internship-programme to obtain general information including: • Programme Guidelines; • Internship Programme; and • Terms and Conditions of the Mechanism’s Internship Programme. Responsibilities: Under the supervision of Officer-in-Charge and legal officers in the OR, Arusha branch, interns provide legal and administrative support with respect to a range of functions. Responsibilities may include: (i) conducting research in the field of international, criminal, and administrative law; (ii) assisting with drafting and reviewing legal submissions, official correspondence, memoranda, talking points and administrative decisions; (iii) drafting summaries of recent court filings; (iv) routine tasks such as reference checking and compiling materials and (v) help with the appraisal of inactive records and transfer to the archives of the Mechanism. Interns may carry out any other duties as required.

Candidates must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: (i) law students who are enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of their first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent); or (ii) law students enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree (Master’s Degree) or equivalent, or higher). No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advanced coursework or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. Please explain how you meet these criteria using examples. Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications.