Paid Internship opportunity

Background

UNICEF’s role in emergencies is to protect children and women, ensure the rigorous application of international standards covering their rights and provide them with assistance. UNICEF works with many partners to ensure that the assistance is reliable, effective and timely. UNICEF integrates approaches to emergency programmes and policies throughout its Headquarters divisions and concentrates coordination within the Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS), based in New York and Geneva.

As UNICEF, we are strongly committed to putting affected families, children and young people at the centre of our work, as reflected in UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children, in the recently revised Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) commitments on Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and in the World Humanitarian Summit’s “Grand Bargain” commitments. These are central elements for improving the quality and effectiveness of our humanitarian and development programmes, and ensuring affected communities can fulfil their rights to participate and be heard. However, efforts on AAP at country, regional and global levels remain ad hoc and not pursued with a coherent approach, and the feedback collected from affected communities does not sufficiently inform UNICEF’s programmes.

Building on existing good practices in country programmes and drawing from the AAP Framework “putting people at the centre of humanitarian action” developed in 2017, UNICEF is embarking upon an ambitious, organization-wide process to scale-up accountability to affected populations. Detailed plans are captured in the business case for scaling up AAP in UNICEF, approved in May 2018 by UNICEF Regional and Division Directors.  A Steering Group is set to guide the process. The Community Engagement and Accountability Unit in EMOPS Geneva,  is leading this process.

Responsibilities

The Intern will report to the Senior Adviser, Community Engagement and Accountability. The Intern will work in strict collaboration with the Community Engagement and Accountability team (4 people).

No.	Major Duties and Responsibilities	Output (Achievement) Expected
1	Support development of relevant materials, compiling and summarizing information.	Presentations, fact sheets, short reports, extracts, databases, etc.
2	Analyze country reports (sit reps, surveys, research), partner reports and other documents to identify and document AAP best practices.	Example of AAP best practices recorded.
3	Support in preparation of training or events, including finalization of training materials and PowerPoint presentations.	Events coordinated, and materials finalized.
4	Attend and report on relevant internal and external meetings and events in Geneva, when requested.	Produce brief meeting summaries
5	Supports the day-to-day coordination, development and management of the team’s workplan, and other tasks as deemed necessary.	Provide flexible support to the team with ad hoc tasks based on needs identified by the line manager.

Minimal Qualifications

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old and enrolled in a degree programme in a undergraduate or graduate school, or be a recent graduate (ie. within the past two years).
• Experience in web applications and development of learning platforms would be an advantage.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.
• Have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records or, if not available, a reference letter from an academic supervisor;

Duration and Location

• The internship will last for 6 months, starting as soon as possible (August 2019), and will be based in Geneva, Switzerland.

UNICEF competencies

• Communication – Effectively presents thoughts and ideas including complex technical concepts, in a clear, concise, and readily understood manner, both verbally and in writing. Listens to and acknowledges others’ perspectives and views.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills – able to work well in a team environment.
• Technical – Very good analytical skills and ability to synthesize concepts and material into clear and concise thoughts.
• Managing resources – Organizes and manages information to achieve defined goals and optimum results.
• Flexibility – Works effectively on multiple assignments simultaneously and adapts to changing demands and circumstances.
• Ability to work independently.