Humanitarian Affairs Intern

Contract

This is a I-1 contract. It usually requires 0 years of experience, depending on education. More about I-1 contracts.

Work Location

Switzerland

Expected duration

March-September 2024

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is the part of the UN 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. The inter-agency Protection Standby Capacity Project (ProCap) and Gender Standby Capacity Project (GenCap) envision a world in which all people affected by humanitarian crises are protected and humanitarian action prioritizes gender equality. To help ensure the centrality of protection and gender in humanitarian action, the projects work to strengthen leadership, programmes and localization strategies by providing direct support to field operations through the deployment of Senior Advisers who work closely with Resident and Humanitarian Coordinators, Humanitarian Country Teams and other stakeholders, including national partners. ProCap and GenCap Senior Advisers are highly skilled and experienced, representing an independent, inter-agency resource for collective response, helping ensure the centrality of protection and gender equality across the operation. The intern will support the ProCap GenCap team on project support and Knowledge Management, partnerships and public information. She/he will report to the Programme Management Officer under the overall supervision of the team leader. Task will include: - Support preparation of Project-wide meetings including donor briefings, Project Advisory Groups and seminars with Advisors. Specific activities could include organizing venues and preparing meeting packs, invitations and follow-ups, and documenting meeting outcomes. - Copy-edit and standardize formatting of public products, as needed. - Ensure and regularly update all documents in the shared folder and OCHA Hub. - Support the organization of events – including the Projects’ involvement in the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW), in coordination with other teams (including PSEA and others) through the preparation of handouts, pamphlets, management of booths and engaging with stakeholders on the Projects. - Research private sector actors to inform mapping of potential private sector partners to the Projects with a possible geographic focus on the private sector partners in the Gulf and other financial hubs. - Compile a list of private sector organizations to be prioritized for engagement and partnership, with focus on the Gulf but not limited to it. Key deliverable will be mapping and drafting of 1 page information sheets for the top global private sector organizations. - Updating the GenCap and ProCap Project Website and associated links and documents. - Organising project outputs / documents for other events and public sharing.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). The University degree must be in the area of political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or in a related field. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for this internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is desirable, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

Additional Information

Not available.

Intern Specific text

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.