Internship Opportunity - Support for Partnership and Innovation, Beijing, China

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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, a champion

With a population of 1.3 billion, China is the second largest economy in the world and the largest contributor to world growth since the global financial crisis of 2008. With a vibrant, innovative and globally oriented corporate sector, a rapidly expanding middle class, the highest number of new Ultra High Net Worth Individuals of any country, and strongly backed Government priorities that include poverty alleviation and unprecedented investment in the Belt & Road geography, the opportunity for the Private Sector to complement, champion and contribute to UNICEF’s cause and ongoing programs and partnerships for children is unparalleled.

How can you make a difference?

The Partnership and Innovation Section would love to have temporary support to help with the following

• Accelerate our progress in documenting our digital journey through producing blogs and briefing points on partnerships and innovation activities in consultation with the relevant experts in the office
• Capture lessons / stories of partnerships across sectors including private sector
• Document digital partnership journey from inception to current operations
• Map out how cards and gifts products evolved into current Inspired Gifts range

Internship Conditions

1. Section: Partnership and Innovation
2. Modality: Fulltime
3. Tentative start date: End of June 2021
4. Duration: 1 month
5. Internship Subsidy: available
6. No business travel is involved

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

• Be enrolled in a degree programme in an undergraduate (above 18 years old) or postgraduate study, majored in any relevant undergraduate degree programme.
• Have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records, or, if not available, a reference letter from an academic supervisor;
• Have no immediate relatives working in any UNICEF offices;
• Fluency in English (essential) and Mandarin is required.

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.

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.

Remarks:

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