Internship for Housing, Land, and Property

Job Description

Job Identification: 17991
Posting Date: 12/09/2025, 09:48 PM
Apply Before: 12/20/2025, 01:00 AM
Contract Type: Internship (2-6 months)
Initial Contract Duration: 3months
Vacancy Type: Internship
Recruiting Type: Intern
Grade: UG

IOM is committed to ensuring a workplace where all employees can thrive professionally, while working towards harnessing the full potential of migration. Read more about IOM’s workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration.

The Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities. Interns must be between 20 and 36 years old and should have less than two years of relevant working experience.

In general, the Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who:

• have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities;
• are holding a scholarship for internship placements in international organizations and/or for whom internship is required to complete their studies; or
• are sponsored by governmental/non governmental institutions and/or academia to work in specific areas relevant to both IOM and the sponsor.
• are either enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) or have graduated in the last 12 months.
• are between 20 and 36 years of age.

Background Information

IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Read more about diversity and inclusion at IOM at www.iom.int/diversity.

Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process.

The IOM Transition and Recovery Unit (TRU) in South Sudan is seeking a remote intern to support the work of the programme team. This internship offers an opportunity to learn about IOM’s Transition and Recovery work in South Sudan, gain initial work experience, and develop knowledge across a broad range of technical areas within Transition and Recovery programming.

Working under the overall supervision of the Programme Coordinator (TRU) and the direct supervision of the HLP officer, the intern will be responsible for the following duties and tasks:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct desk research on HLP issues in South Sudan, including customary and statutory tenure systems, gender dimensions, and conflict dynamics.
• Assist in monitoring HLP activities such as legal awareness, mediation, and land access initiatives.
• Contribute to the drafting of reports, briefing notes, case studies, and training materials.
• Assist in dissemination and routine updates of the Due diligence toolkit.
• Contribute to the design of new HLP-related tools and resources.
• Support and document IOM HLP team’s engagement with the the Humanitarian Cluster framework includes an Area of Responsibility (AoR) focused on Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) .
• Prepare monthly updates and reports for AoR focal points.
• Assist in planning consultations for the development of an HLP training curriculum and contribute to curriculum drafting.
• Track HLP team monthly activities (e.g., TDYs, resources, country support).
• Draft and disseminate monthly updates for the internal IOM HLP Community of Practice.
• Help plan and organize knowledge-sharing events (e.g., webinars, brown bag discussions).
• Develop knowledge of HLP programming through research, toolkit development, and resource mapping.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A degree from an accredited academic institution, preferably in Law, International Development, Social Sciences, International Relations, or a related field. Candidates should have no more than two years of relevant professional experience following the completion of their studies.

Experience: Experience in related field is advantageous.

Languages: Fluency in English is required (Oral and Written)

Travel required: Home based- Remote

DEADLINE: December 20, 2025 (1:00 AM)

About the Organization

About IOM Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 132 member states, a further 17 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people. The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement. IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management: Migration and development Facilitating migration Regulating migration Forced migration. IOM activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration.