Internship (14 weeks): Programme Coordination, Partnerships, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), Home-based (or Office-based in Geneva)

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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

PFP’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) Division works with National Committees (NatComs) and UNICEF country offices to maximize private sector income for programmes that benefit children. The Programme Coordination team, to whom the consultant will report, serves as a ‘broker’ between private sector fundraisers in PFP and National Committees, on the one hand, and UNICEF country offices, regional offices and headquarters, on the other hand.

The team strives to strengthen the link between partners and outcomes for children, ensuring that programmatic results are clear, compelling, deliverable and delivered. The unit achieves this by providing a range of products, including high-quality compelling investment cases and Accelerator propositions; programmatic advice and knowledge through capacity building workshops; development of tools and guidance materials; and providing quality assurance on proposals and reports.

How can you make a difference?

This internship is being established to support the growing demands on the Programme Coordination’s knowledge management support to fundraising teams, as well as to provide an opportunity for a high-performing student to learn more about UNICEF’s work.

Under the general supervision of the Programme Specialist, and in close collaboration with the Programme Coordination team, the incumbent will support the management of the team’s knowledge management platforms; namely, the Accelerator Content Platform, PFP Intranet pages, and the Field Visits Hub.

Main Tasks & Deliverables:

1. Accelerator Content Platform

• Migrate existing content from the team’s Programmes for Partnerships intranet page to the Accelerator Content Platform.
• Support with the monitoring and tracking of bugs and fixes on the Accelerator Content Platform and support with any required follow up via external developers.
• Support with the testing of various functionalities of the Platform.
• Collate weekly or bi-weekly dashboard analytics of the Accelerator Content Platform.

1. Capacity Building

• Support the digitization of existing content that is part of the Programme Masterclass – a 3.5 day in-person training on UNICEF’s programmes and operations
• Coordinate a capacity building scheduling for all outreach done by the Programme Coordination Team with teams in PFP and National Committees
• Support content development for new capacity building initiatives and events, including PowerPoints and 1-2 pages overviews

2. Field Visits Hub

• Manage the piloting of the new Field Visit Hub, including tracking requests for in-person and virtual visits.
• Linked with capacity building, support the development of a training module on the new Field Visit Procedure and Field Visit Hub for rollout in 2021.

Modality: Paid, fulltime.

Duration and Tentative start date: 14 weeks, tentatively starting on Monday 14 September 2020.

Workplace: Home-based or Office-based in Geneva (to be discussed due to Covid-19).

Reporting to: Programme Specialist with oversight from Chief of team.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or PhD degree programme or have graduated within the past two years in a relevant field (political science, international development, peacebuilding, education, psychology, sociology or other social science field is desirable);
• Prior internship or voluntary experience in activities for a non-profit organization is highly desirable;
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records;
• 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;
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old;
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

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.

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.