The purpose of the UNICEF internship programme is to provide a framework by which students pursuing university or having recently completely a tertiary education are assigned to UNICEF offices to enhance their education experience through practical work assignments; to expose them to the work of the UNICEF; and to provide UNICEF offices with the assistance of qualified students or recent graduates specialized in various professional fields. Main tasks and responsibilities:
Supporting programmatic, administrative, and logistical requests and queries to FOE section.
Organizing and scheduling appointments with internal and external stakeholders.
Planning meetings, taking minutes, and following up on action points.
Maintaining emergency reports schedule and alerting team members on when reports are due.
Supporting consolidation and dissemination of reports.
Supporting the maintenance of the online filing system for all FOE documents.
Providing support to the planning and reporting for field missions and workshops.
Supporting the implementation of training and learning activities.
Support to coordinated Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) for key emergencies, including prioritization of disaster risks, and subsequent updating of preparedness/response/contingency plans by the Emergency Focal Points (EFPs)
Eligibility & Minimum requirements To be considered for the internship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Enrolment in a degree programme in an undergraduate or graduate school, or recently graduated in the last 2 years in the field of social sciences (including sociology, anthropology, project management, community development, or related discipline).
Proficiency in at least one of UNICEF’s working languages: English, French or Spanish and fluent in the working language of the office of assignment.
Strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
Prior experience in programme support functions will be an asset.
Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and have no other relatives in the line of authority which the intern will report to.
