Beca
  1. Modality: remote work.
  2. Application period: Until September 30th, 2022, at 17:00 (EST), subject to change.
  3. Fellowship start and end dates: January 1st to December 31st, 2023, subject to change.
  4. Length of Fellowship: 12 months
  5. Objective: The scholarship offers the opportunity for professionals to work to strengthen the follow-up of the recommendations made by the IACHR and the identification of the impact of the work of this organization in the protection and guarantee of human rights in the region.
  6. Program: The fellow will support the work of the Recommendations and Impact Follow-up Section (SSRI) of the ES/IACHR, under the supervision of the area coordinator during the fellowship period. At the conclusion of the fellowship, he/she will submit a detailed report to the ES/IACHR on the activities carried out.

The fellowship is subject to the availability of funding.

  1. Expected Results:
    • Collaboration with the team of the Follow-up of Recommendations and Impact Section of the ES/IACHR in the implementation of the activities of its Operational Plan;
    • Research and analysis of information to analyze the follow-up of recommendations and the impact of the IACHR;
    • Preparation of summaries and other documents for IACHR hearings, working meetings and visits;
    • Collaboration in initiatives aimed at promoting and disseminating the Inter-American human rights system and actions to follow up on recommendations and impact;
    • Support for the implementation of the Special Program for Follow-up on IACHR Recommendations of the Strategic Plan 2022-2026;
    • Other assigned activities related to the subject of the fellowship.
  2. Requirements:
    • Have citizenship of an OAS member state.
    • To have the necessary technological equipment and services to, carry out remote work, including a stable Internet connection that allows for video calls.
    • Fluency in Spanish and English (attach certificate of intermediate-advanced level), knowledge of Portuguese or French is desirable;
    • Social sciences degree from an officially accredited university (send a copy of the degree and qualifications obtained).
    • Having received the university diploma within the last seven years;
    • Demonstrable professional or university experience in monitoring and follow-up of recommendations from international organizations and human rights; and
    • Submit an essay of up to five pages, not edited by another person, on a topic of interest to the applicant, related to the follow-up of recommendations of the Inter-American human rights system or other international systems or organizations. The written work should be presented half in English and half in Spanish, using any format. If this is not possible, please explain (no cover page or bibliography is required).
  3. Required Documents: The following documents are required in order to be considered for the fellowship:
    • Cover Letter, explaining the applicant's interest in the fellowship;
    • Two letters of recommendation (academic or professional);
    • Curriculum Vitae;
    • Certificate accrediting the second language (if you do not have it, attach an explanatory note);
    • A copy of diploma and grades obtained;
    • Certificate accrediting English as second language, if applicable;
    • Submit an essay of up to five pages, not edited by another person, on a topic of interest to the applicant, related to the follow-up of recommendations of the Inter-American human rights system or other international systems or organizations. The written work should be presented half in English and half in Spanish, using any format. If this is not possible, please explain (no cover page or bibliography is required).

Note: All supporting documents required for the fellowship -with the exception of the essay- may be submitted in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese. Only simple copies of the original documents are required. There is no need to translate or legalize them.

Letters should be addressed in general to the INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS.

Subject to the discretion of the ES/IACHR, the finalists will be asked to answer additional questions and meet with the team of the Rapporteurship.

  1. Benefits:
    • IACHR provides a stipend of US$3,200.00 per month for the duration of the fellowship. With this stipend, the fellowship recipient is responsible and required to purchase health coverage of their choice for the duration of the fellowship, and must formally accredit the purchase to the Executive Secretariat of the IACHR;
    • IACHR will award a certificate of participation in the fellowship program to those who successfully complete the full duration of the fellowship.
  2. Responsibilities of the person selected to initiate the fellowship: :
    • The selected fellow must formally accept the fellowship, in writing, indicating to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that they are fully available to begin the fellowship remotely, with full-time dedication.
    • If the fellowship has been accepted, but for any justifiable reason cannot be completed, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights must be notified immediately so that it can decide on the appropriate actions and make the necessary arrangements.
    • It is the responsibility of the selected person to have the technological means necessary to begin the fellowship remotely on the date established by the IACHR.
    • In case of resignation, cancellation or termination of the fellowship after the program has begun, without presenting sufficient evidence of the cause to the ES/IACHR, the ES/IACHR must be reimbursed for all expenses incurred on the person.

IACHR is fully committed to equal employment opportunities, based on individual merit, without discrimination to any applicant based on ethnic-racial origin, disability, marital status, family status, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, sex characteristics, among others.

To complete the electronic fellowship application form, click here

The results from the selection will be informed by e-mail to each applicant before the start date of the fellowship. Any questions can be addressed to: [email protected]

The Organization of American States does not discriminate against any person on the basis of racial or ethnic origin, marital status, religion, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, sexual characteristics, or status as a parent.