Qualified Internship at Amnesty International

At the Swedish section of Amnesty International, you are offered a qualified internship at the world's largest human rights organization. As an intern with us, you will actively participate in the daily work at the secretariat under the guidance of Amnesty staff. During the internship period, you will gain valuable insight and knowledge about Amnesty's work with human rights and how a non-profit organization can function.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is studying at a university/college/community college/vocational school and has the opportunity for an internship as part of your studies or can obtain an internship through one of the employment agency's internship programs.
• The internship period usually lasts for 20 weeks. The internship is unpaid. The internship for the autumn semester of 2025 starts on August 25, 2025, and lasts until January 9, 2026, at the latest.

DEPARTMENT/UNIT

As an intern in the Mobilization & Organizing department, you will gain insight into how Amnesty works to develop the membership organization with a particular focus on youth. You will gain experience in organizing, informing, and engaging young members and other activists, coordinating activities such as national seminars, regional meetings, and training, and practically advocating for human rights. The department's mission is to strengthen and develop the human rights movement in Sweden and to build a more equal, inclusive, and anti-racist membership organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate, plan, and support local groups' activities as needed
• Mobilize and hold local meetings for activists
• Work proactively within the framework of local activism
• Network and find relevant collaborations locally
• Coordinate and implement local activities
• Together with a supervisor, analyze and summarize local activism at the end of the term
• Plan and be responsible for marketing and information dissemination from local groups via our digital channels
• Be responsible for and send out the monthly newsletter for our local groups across the country
• Other tasks within the department may occur

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ongoing education in a relevant field for the internship position (e.g., political science, human rights, behavioral science, communication, etc.)
• Ability to speak and write in Swedish and English
• Comfortable speaking in front of groups and conducting training and meetings
• Interest in and knowledge of human rights

PREFERABLE

• Experience in volunteer work
• Experience working with youth
• Experience in organizing or leading non-profit activities

We are looking for someone who is curious and interested in developing within engagement and activism, especially with and among young people. You enjoy taking initiative, creating new contacts, and thrive in social environments. You are comfortable with independent work. As a person, you are constructive, and you find it easy to collaborate and communicate. Furthermore, you are driven and creative and thrive in a fast-paced and varied work environment. You are interested in your surroundings and believe that working with human rights is important!

Amnesty in Sweden strives to be an accessible and inclusive organization. We are looking for someone who shares Amnesty International's fundamental values of equal worth and rights for all people. Amnesty continuously works to raise employees' competence regarding prejudices, norms, and internal structures to be an inclusive and trustworthy workplace. We seek someone with an inclusive working approach and who believes that equality is important for the work climate. You are an inclusive person who wants to actively contribute to equality. We strive to reflect Sweden's population in our workforce and among our interns and welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Applications with a cover letter and CV must be submitted by April 6, 2025, by providing your email address below (we do not accept applications via email). Please note that interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, and the internship position may be filled before the application period has expired. For questions about this internship, please contact Nathalie Parra Jakupovic at nathalie.parra-jakupovic@amnesty.se (mailto:nathalie.parra-jakupovic@amnesty.se). More information about our internships can be found at amnesty.se/lediga-jobb/gor-praktik-pa-amnesty (https://amnesty.se/lediga-jobb/gor-praktik-pa-amnesty).

ABOUT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Amnesty International is a global organization that fights for the equal worth of all people. We work to ensure that human rights apply to everyone, now and in the future. By having investigators on the ground worldwide, we can obtain testimonies from those who know what is happening, and we document the information we receive to expose when human rights violations occur. Our size is our strength - by gathering many people who highlight violations, we can create powerful public opinion and put pressure on decision-makers and governments. In this way, we can create long-term change and conditions for a world where human rights apply to everyone. We are very restrictive with contributions from companies and states. We do not allow ourselves to be influenced by political parties, religions, or economic interests. We are independent in our investigations and opinions. Together we influence to create a world where human rights apply to everyone, now and in the future.