Internship (26 weeks): Business for Results (B4R), Outreach & Engagement, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), NY/Geneva

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Overview

Support B4R workshops through research and technical assistance

You have:

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated within the past two years, in international affairs, political science, business management, or relevant fields in the area of UNICEF work.
• Fluent in English is required and French or Spanish proficiency would be an asset.
• 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.
• Have no other relatives in the line of authority which the intern will report to.
• A relevant background in managing projects, training or other coordination.
• Some familiarity with research would be helpful.
• Experience/skills in the use of virtual learning and delivery tools – mentimeter, zoom etc would be useful but not essential.
• Familiarity and skills in assisting virtual workshops are considered an asset but not essential.
• Developing country work experience is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

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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

The PFP Business for Results (B4R) initiative was launched in 2018 as a whole-of-UNICEF approach to boost the organizational understanding and capacity to incorporate business as one of the key stakeholders to realize strategic results for children. The initiative aims to create a UNICEF in which the potential and relevance of business are mainstreamed into its considerations and decisions on how to achieve results for children, with the necessary ambition, knowledge, skills and resources in place. Within the B4R initiative, there are three major project teams aligned to its pillars: 1) Capacity Building and Culture Change; 2) Tools and Systems; and 3) Enabling environment.

How can you make a difference?

The Capacity Building project team is responsible for rolling out virtual learning workshops to over 25 countries in 2020 and many more in 2021. As an important member of the project team, this internship is being established to support the Partnerships Officer and Partnerships Manager (Capacity Building) to deliver high quality training in/for countries across all seven regions in UNICEF.

Main tasks:

• Provide technical, research and coordination support to assist the project team in delivering B4R workshops and related learning activities virtually
• Set up communication platforms for B4R workshop participants, facilitators, and other key stakeholders to effectively communicate
• Archive all the materials relevant to the B4R workshop in a structured manner so that workshop facilitators can access necessary materials easily and in a timely manner
• Carry out desk research and produce research papers on country specific economy and business environment
• Follow up with workshop facilitators to capture lessons learned from their experience in delivering workshops to improve future B4R workshops
• Prepare necessary materials, backend assistance on the use of learning tools (mentimeter, zoom etc) to assist workshop facilitators to deliver effective workshops in the virtual world
• Provide any other necessary support assigned by the Partnerships Officer, Partnerships Manager (Capacity Building) and project team.

Deliverables:

• 5 -6 quality research papers on countries’ economy and their business environments
• Internal communication platform (MS Teams) for each CO is set up in a timely manner
• All the B4R materials used during the workshops are archived in a systematic way
• A logically structured list of recommendations to improve the B4R virtual workshops based on the inputs from interviews with facilitators

Modality: Full-time/Part-time (depends on the schedule), Paid

Start date: tentatively 31 August 2020.

Workplace: HQ Geneva or HQ New York (with possible teleworking to be determined due to Covid-19)

Duration: 26 weeks

Reporting to: The intern will report to the Partnerships Manager (Capacity Building) in the Outreach & Engagement Team, based in New York, working closely with the Partnerships Officer, based in Geneva.

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

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated within the past two years, in international affairs, political science, business management, or relevant fields in the area of UNICEF work.
• Fluent in English is required and French or Spanish proficiency would be an asset
• 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.
• Have no other relatives in the line of authority which the intern will report to.
• A relevant background in managing projects, training or other coordination.
• Some familiarity with research would be helpful.
• Experience/skills in the use of virtual learning and delivery tools – mentimeter, zoom etc would be useful but not essential.
• Familiarity and skills in assisting virtual workshops are considered an asset but not essential.
• Developing country work experience is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

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.

View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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.

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