FPA U Course: Landing a Job at the U.N.

Event offered by:
Foreign Policy Association
FPA U

Event Details

We'll give you the inside tips on which bodies are hiring, which are best suited to your skills and interests, and what to expect once you're in.

In this course you will learn:

- Sara Rakita
  
  Sara Rakita is Associate Director of the Public Interest Law Center at New York University School of Law. Sara has worked extensively on human rights and the rule of law, primarily in Africa. Before joining PILC in 2006, she served as a long-term consultant to the Ford Foundation, where she was responsible for piloting and setting up TrustAfrica, a new African grant-making foundation that is now based in Senegal. Sara spent five years as an Africa Researcher at Human Rights Watch, including two years as the organization's representative in Rwanda. Sara has also consulted for Amnesty International, Global Rights, USAID, and the Austrian development agency. Sara holds a J.D. from NYU, an M.I.A. from Columbia University, and a B.A. in international studies from The American University. She is fluent in French and has a working knowledge of Spanish and Russian.