6 month paid Internship with ECARO Partnerships Section to support Business 4 Results and private sector engagement, Geneva, Switzerland

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

How can you make a difference?

Located in Geneva, Switzerland, the Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) coordinates and supervises UNICEF’s work in 22 countries and territories[1], to ensure that no child is left out in our efforts to realize their rights

The Regional Office serves as a mechanism of guidance, support, oversight and coordination of country offices within the region. It provides trend analysis of commonalities and diversities, flexibility to manage resources within the region to support individual countries. The Regional Office is the key facilitator of peer review and exchange among UNICEF offices within each region so that decisions at country and regional level are informed by the rich experiences and draw on the capabilities of UNICEF staff and partners

The Partnerships team works with country offices to ensure that they are fully equipped and empowered to mobilize public donors, individuals, key influencers and businesses to support, promote and respect the rights of every child around the world. We are working to create an enabling environment to work with the public donors and private sector (business, business networks, industries, foundations, philanthropists, individual supporters), both in terms of fundraising as well as on non-financial engagement (contributing to achieve UNICEF programme results). We provide tools, policies and guidance, conduct capacity-building for staff, and provide timely and constructive technical support.

Business 4 Results

“Business 4 Results” is a UNICEF- initiative, launched in 2019, aiming to reposition business as a key stakeholder in our global agenda for children, aiming to mainstream private sector engagement into our strategy and operations. Business is a key stakeholder, indispensable to achieving the SDGs. The private sector plays an instrumental role not only in terms of mobilizing financial resources, but also in driving the work around innovations and skills building necessary to accelerate progress and implementation of the 2030 Agenda. SDG 17 is a dedicated area for partnership in and of itself, and it recognizes the value of creating networks and building partnerships with new stakeholder. In the same way as we look to government partners to help facilitate and implement programmes, we can look to partnerships with business to leverage the agenda for children, through advocacy, policies and practices, contribution to programme innovations, alliances and networks with the business sector, including chambers of commerce and other influencers in this space.

We are seeking a motivated individual who would like to join the team and help turn current challenges and brilliant ideas into actual change. We value young talent and are looking for a dynamic professional who is a fast-learner, a team player, and is proactive, resourceful and keen to learn. This person should also have a strong passion for achieving results for children and constructive engagement with the private sector. We are a small multi-cultural team and are looking forward to getting to know you!

Main responsibilities of the intern will include but are not limited to:

• Support the roll out of the B4R strategy and support private sector engagement in the ECA region
• Co-design dynamic ways of disseminating information and materials on private sector engagement to country offices
• Contribute to preparing materials for orientation, meetings, presentations, training etc. to ensure effective learning and positive experiences for participants, and facilitate continued engagement and capacity building through virtual means (such as webinars)
• Conduct research and desk reviews, and support the cascading of information (vertical) and increase knowledge sharing among offices (horizontal)
• Back-up support to our country offices and regional teams, if needed and assigned by the supervisor.
• Contribute to documenting good practice and examples for the region.
• Maintain the private sector engagement Sharepoint site and update with relevant information from global and regional levels.
• Help promote simplification in everyday work.

Supervision

The intern will work under the guidance and supervision of the Child Rights and Business Specialist, Private Sector, Fundraising and Partnerships in accordance with the standards, norms and procedures of UNICEF.

Condition of service:

The intern will work full-time whenever possible, at the UNICEF ECARO Geneva Office or remotely, for a period of 6 months. Students based in Geneva for their studies may have an option to work part-time. The total duration of the internship cannot exceed 6 months on a full-time basis. Foreign students based in Geneva who are in possession of permit B, if selected for the internship will need to obtain permission from the OCPM once the offer letter is issued.

The intern will receive a monthly stipend in lines with UNICEF policies and may take up to 2.5 days per month of leave (prorated for part-time internships) for any reason, including for medical reasons. The stipend will be reduced for any absence beyond this quota.

The selected intern needs to be able to fund their travel and living expenses at the duty station during the internship and have proof of medical insurance covering their time at the duty station. UNICEF accepts no responsibility for the medical insurance of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during the internship. Therefore, the selected candidate must provide proof of enrollment in a health/accident plan with coverage in Switzerland prior to starting his/her internship. Interns are subject to Swiss Law on Medical Insurance (LAMal) and will be required to enroll into a Swiss insurance under LAMal scheme as soon as they receive their Legitimation Card or to request an exemption from LAMal office provided; that their insurance is equivalent to or has a better coverage than an insurance under LAMal scheme. More details will be communicated to a selected candidate in due time.

Selected intern will be requested to complete online mandatory courses prior to commencement of the internship.

An internship may be terminated by either party, normally with a notice period of at least two weeks. Earlier departure may be agreed but no stipend will be paid for the part of the notice that is not worked.

The intern is personally responsible for obtaining the necessary visa for Switzerland if required. However, UNICEF can issue a letter to support the visa application for the selected intern.

Travel costs to and from the duty station for interns who are not based in Switzerland can be reimbursed up to USD$1,000 according to UNICEF's guidelines. Interns are responsible for obtaining the necessary entry visa and arranging their travel to Geneva. UNICEF will assist only in issuing documents required in visa processing (Note Verbale).

The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNICEF but to complement an intern's studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.

To qualify as a champion or advocate for every child you will…

• Currently be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree or have graduated within the past two years in the area of international relations, political or social sciences, human rights, sustainability, communications or related fields.
• Be at least 18 y.o.
• Demonstrate excellent academic performance through recent university or institution records. Additional consideration will be given to any past professional experience.
• Have fluency in English (required) and a workable command of at least one of the regional languages (advantageous).

• Have knowledge of MS Office (required) and good management of Zoom, MS Teams, Sharepoint platforms and other document and webpage layout and design tools desired.

• 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

Competencies:

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Be proactive and resourceful;
• Be action-orientated, driven to achieve results;
• Be a great team player;
• Have a hands-on, innovative approach to problem solving and able to see new, creative ways around obstacles.

For every child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

HOW TO APPLY

Qualified candidates are requested to apply online, duly complete the online profile and submit the following documents:

• Cover Letter stating availability and motivation
• Recent university or institution records certificate (with grades)
• Copy of diploma (if recent graduate)
• CV or P11 form (supersedes the CV) (The P11 can be downloaded from here: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc)
• Sample of your written work in English (can be in the context of your studies or outside of it)

Remarks:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

[1] Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, BiH, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.