Internship-Health and Nutrition, Tripoli, Libya, Duration: 6 months (open for Libya Nationals only)

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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, Opportunity!

UNICEF Country Program in Libya aims to ensure that by 2025, girls, boys (including new-born), adolescents, and women have increased access to and utilization of quality primary health and nutrition services and adopt healthy practices. This program component will be implemented in coordination with Governmental partners Ministry of Health, the National Centre for Disease Control, the Primary Health Care Institute, and the Health Information Centre. As well as international agencies including UN and INGOs.

To achieve this UNICEF Libya county office is seeking the support of a dynamic intern to assist the Health and Nutrition team in undertaking its ongoing projects to Improve MNCH health outcomes.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Provide overall administrative support to UNICEF health and Nutrition program team to facilitate the implementation of activities.
• Ensure proper documentation of capacity building on different thematic areas, and Contribute to the improvement of activities at the national and local level
• Prepare relevant documentation assets for Health and Nutrition Program with key information for dissemination (Power Point Presentation, briefs, reports, etc.)
• Conduct Monitoring visits to evaluate and oversee ongoing Health and Nutrition projects
• Provide translations from/to English and Arabic for any required Health and Nutrition documents /Meetings.

• Support the health and Nutrition team in programmatic data collection based on available activities and guidelines as per defined indicators, data disaggregation, and preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.

  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 Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, or any relevant field.

• Experience in Public health Sector Data analysis and Research and In-country work experience and/or familiarity with emergencies is considered an asset.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Be proficient in English and Arabic languages
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• 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 that the intern will report to.​​​​​​​

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are... (1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6)Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others.

[During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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