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Call for Applicants to the
International Internship Program 2010
Gwangju, South Korea
Background:
The internship program is sponsored by May 18 Memorial Foundation, founded by Gwangu citizens, sympathetic Koreans overseas and individuals who believe it is important to keep the ideas and memories of the 1980 May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising alive. Please visit http://518.org/eng for more details about the foundation work.
The annual internship program is a crucial part of the Foundation’s mandate to promote international solidarity and further the cause of human rights in Asia.
Venue and Date:
Two (2) interns (one male, one female) will serve for ten (10) months from March to December 2010 in Gwangju, South Korea.
Qualifications:
- Must be university graduate not more than 30 years of age, with a minimum of 3 years NGO or social development work experience
- Preference will be given to those with degrees in human rights-related subjects as social sciences and communication, and to those who have specialized in human rights issues within these disciplines
- Must be computer literate
- Must be proficient in English language; working knowledge of Korea is an advantage
- Must be a working member of an organization; applicant cannot apply as individual without the knowledge/support/recommendation of their current organization
- Must be of good moral character
- Must be physically and mentally fit to travel
- Must have a passport valid until at least six (6) months after the date of the departure for the program
Applicants without any passport details shall not be considered.
Expenses:
- Travel costs, airfare and living expenses are provided by the Foundation.
- Housing will be provided but utilities (telephone/internet, electricity and gas) will be paid for by interns.
- Health insurance will be given to cover accidents/illness incurred during the internship program.
Conditions of Service:
- Interns will be assigned to a unit of the Foundation according to the needs of the office and their own areas of interest.
- They will be involved in managing workshops, preparing for the human rights folk school, conducting their own research, working on human rights issues, drafting analytical papers and reports, providing substantive and technical service and so on, depending on the exigencies of the Office.
- Interns are assigned to work with a supervisor who is responsible for providing them with a description of duties and a work plan.
- Upon completion of the internship program, both the supervisor and the intern are required to complete a final report describing what was achieved during the internship.
- Every intern is requested to complete an evaluation questionnaire on his/her assignment and to submit it to the Foundation.
- Interns must fulfill his/her duties and abide by the rules and regulations of the program.
- An intern who leaves before the end of the internship period will be required to pay any costs incurred and his/her organization will not be allowed to be a network organization in the near future.
- In case of illness or other circumstances that might prevent the completion of the internship, interns must inform the supervisor.
- Interns cannot apply for any jobs or pursue a higher degree until the termination of the program.
- Interns are expected to work full-time and to carry out the duties assigned to them. They do not accrue annual leave during the period of the internship.
- Interns will be bounded by the same duties and obligations as regular staff members; in particular, all confidential and unpublished information obtained during the internship must not be used by the interns.
Application:
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- completed, dated and signed internship application form (please download)
- copy of curriculum vitae
- scanned copy of valid and not expired passport
- write up detailing expectations, objectives and interest in the human rights internship program ( not more than two pages)
- official endorsement letter from superior or head of your organization
- endorsement/referral letter from any alumni/contact/network of the Foundation. (Please check website links at
http://eng.518/eng.html/main,html?TM18MF+06010000)
- proof of enrolment in undergraduate studies and a list of courses taken. Transcripts of grades or diplomas
- written sample of research work or an abstract of academic papers (3-10 pages maximum), if undertaken.
Submit the above requirements to the following address:
Culture and Solidarity Team
The May 18 Memorial Foundation
5.18 Memorial Culture Hall
Seo-Gu, Naebangro 409
Postcode 502-260
Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Phone: +82 62 456 0518
Fax: +82 62 456 0519
Email: [email protected]
Please send all the documents with the application form as scanned documents either in PDF format or as MSWord attachments.
Deadline for application is Nov. 30, 2009.