Internship Opportunties
UNICEF Public Partnerships Intern, Washington D.C. (3 to 6 months)
Spring 2021
Application Due Date: February 1, 2021
Remote
The Public Partnerships intern will work closely with the Public Partnerships staff based in Washington DC, supporting UNICEF in managing partnerships and resource mobilization with the IFIs, including the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation, the International Monetary Fund, the InterAmerican Development Bank and other development finance institutions and regional development banks.
- Learn to assist the Public Partnerships Division in maximizing partnerships with the Washington, DC-based International Financial Institutions, with a focus on response and recovery from COVID-19 in the poorest countries.
- Learn to assist in the preparation of briefing notes, reports, and other documentation required by UNICEF leadership for meetings with partners.
- Learn to draft and update guidance and fact sheets on engagement with DC partners.
- Learn to perform ad hoc research on engagement strategies and assist in maintaining up-to-date knowledge management.
- Learn to compile data, information, and news on subject matter relevant to the work of the office.
- Learn to attend and report on events or briefings associated with UNICEF’s strategic mission.Support other functions of the Public Partnerships team as needed.
To apply, please visit the job posting here.
Humanitarian Affairs Intern
Spring 2021
Application Due Date: April 11, 2021
Remote
The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.
This job opening announcement involves internship opportunities with OCHA Intergovernmental Policy Section (IGPS) in New York, United States. The intern will be under the general guidance and direct supervision of the Chief and Humanitarian Affairs Officers of IGPS. The internship is being offered for a minimum period of three (3) months and maximum period of six (6) months, depending on the needs and requirements of IGPS and the readiness of the applicant, and beginning at a mutually agreed time.
The intern, under the general guidance of the Section Chief and Humanitarian Affairs Officers, perform a variety of tasks, depending on the internship period, including but not limited to:
• Engages in UN intergovernmental process and with Member States on humanitarian affairs;
• Contributes to technical policy advice and Secretariat support provided by IGPS to Member States in the negotiations on humanitarian resolutions in the General Assembly and ECOSOC, including with research, note-taking and other support.
• Supports planning and organization of meetings and events, in particular the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment, its high-level panel discussions and side events organized on the margins of the Segment;
• Attends and reports back on intergovernmental meetings, events and informal consultations;
• Assists in drafting and preparing background documents, reports, issue briefs, talking points, presentations etc. on humanitarian issues;
• Researches, analyses and presents information gathered from diverse sources on assigned topics/issues related to humanitarian and other relevant policy issues;
• Maintains awareness of current humanitarian affairs and related issues, to include relevant political, policy, gender considerations or other developments in specific subject area, country or region concerned.
• Responds to a variety of inquiries and information requests internally and externally and prepares related correspondence.
To apply, please visit the job posting here.
Security Institutions Intern
Spring 2021
Application Due Date: February 09, 2021
Remote
The Internship is located in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Section of the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). The DDR Section (DDRS) provides planning and operational support to DDR programmes and community violence reduction in the following peacekeeping operations: United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti, African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur, United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) and the United Nations Mission in Columbia. The Section also assists Special Political Missions with planning for DDR and associated processes.
Within delegated authority the Intern for Administration will be responsible, among others, for:
• Assistance in drafting of Briefing Notes, reports, and other internal documents;
• Conduct of specific research on current developments related to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in assigned countries;
• Support to the work of the Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR, including on the review process of the Integrated DDR Standards;
• Assistance in the development and dissemination of communication and public information material;
• Upkeep of fact sheets and other information repositories on peacekeeping missions;
• Attending conferences and meetings of interest to the DDR Section and provide verbal or written briefings;
• Assistance in any administrative work of the DDR Section, including the organization of meetings;
To apply, please visit the job posting here.
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