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 Background 
The Global Survivors Fund (GSF) was launched in October 2019 by Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Its mission is to enhance access to reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence around the globe, thus responding to a gap long identified by survivors. GSF acts to provide interim reparative measures in situations where states or other parties are unable or unwilling to meet their responsibilities. 

 Intern Responsibilities 
Financing Reparations Workstream (80%) 
Under the supervision of the Senior Advocacy and Policy Officer, the intern will support GSF’s research and advocacy agenda on financing reparations, with a particular focus on the development of a dedicated research module on reparations financing, in particular reparation fund structures and governance. Responsibilities will include: 
• Conduct legal, policy, and comparative research to support a specific research module on financing of reparations for gross human rights violations(especially) reparation fund structures and governance; drafting background papers, research notes, comparative case summaries, and analytical inputs; assisting with literature reviews, source tracking, and the organisation of research materials relevant to reparations financing and fund establishment; 
• Support the operation of the Financing Cluster, including preparation of agendas, drafting meeting summaries, tracking follow-up actions, and ensuring that Financing Cluster discussions and outputs feed coherently into the reparations financing research module, advocacy priorities and are disseminated to the wider organisation; 

GSF Online / Knowledge Management – International Advocacy and Policy Team (20%) 
In coordination with the supervisor and relevant colleagues, the intern will support the International Advocacy and Policy team’s use of project and knowledge management platform “GSF Online”: 
• Support the migration, organisation, and structuring of International Advocacy and Policy materials within GSF Online; 
• Upload advocacy contacts, documents and other data onto GSF Online. Other responsibilities may include: 
• Upload and organise photos of advocacy activities in Canto, GSF’s visual content platform;. 
• Attend advocacy team meetings, GSF staff meetings, partner meetings, as required; 
• Assist the International Advocacy and Policy team with other tasks as might be required. 

 Position Requirements 
The position is open to students currently enrolled in a master’s or a post graduate programme in law, international relations, public policy, economics, development studies, or a related field. Please note a tripartite agreement is mandatory for this internship. 
• Demonstrated interest in human rights, transitional justice, reparations, accountability, or international public finance; 
• Strong research, analytical, and drafting skills; 
• Excellent written and spoken English (additional languages an asset); 
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail; 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work both independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment; 
• Interest or basic familiarity with knowledge management or digital collaboration tools is an asset.