Internship Program Support for Drought Emergency Response Hub, Kenya Country Office, Nairobi, Kenya, 6 Months

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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, Security!

The President of Kenya declared the ongoing severe drought a national disaster on September 9, 2021. Between September 2021 to August 2022, the number of people in need more than doubled, from 2.1 to 4.35 million and around 884,464 children aged 6 to 59 months requiring treatment for acute malnutrition, of which 222,720 are severely malnourished.

Persistent drought, socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 compounded by disease outbreaks have severely affected access to basic social services for children and over 550,817 refugees in Kenya.

UNICEF continues to work with the government, partners and UN agencies to deliver life-saving and interventions to drought-affected populations, providing essential services to refugees, and cushioning vulnerable families in the urban informal settlements against the impact of COVID-19 through strengthening multi-sectoral linkages and maximizing integrated coverage meeting gaps in the response efforts of the government and partners.

The drought situation continues to worsen in twenty (20) out of the 23 ASAL counties in Kenya with a general poor onset of the October- December 2022 season. Eleven ((11) counties are in ALARM phase while 9 are in ALERT phase and only 3 are at NORMAL phase and drought affecting over 4.35 million people.

How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance and supervision of the Emergency Specialist, NOD, the program support intern provides administrative and logistical support to the Drought Emergency Response Hub.

• Provide administrative support for the Hub
• Handling administrative requests and queries from ERCT staff
• Organizing and scheduling appointments with internal and external stakeholders
• Planning meetings and taking detailed minutes during meetings
• Alert Team members on when reports are due
• Develop and maintain a filing system for all documents
• Update and maintain office policies and procedures
• Order office supplies for staff in collaboration with Office Supplies
• Maintain contact lists
• Provide general support for logistics during missions (vehicle booking etc) and coordinate the field mission planning for DRCT members
• Update the Field Mission plan on SharePoint and support tracking of Programme Monitoring Visits (PMVs) and Supply End User

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

• Enrolment in a degree programme in an undergraduate or graduate school, or recently graduated in the last 2 years in the field of Business Administration or related discipline
• Proficiency in at least one of UNICEF’s working languages: English, French or Spanish and fluent in the working language of the office of assignment
• Strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records
• Prior experience in programme support functions will be an asset.
• 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.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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:

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are 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.

Conditions

• In accordance with UNICEF's guidelines, all interns must receive a stipend.
• There is no expectancy of employment at the end of the internship
• UNICEF will not be responsible for costs arising from accidents and/or illness incurred during the intern's service, whether on or off UNICEF premises. Therefore, the selected candidate must provide proof of enrollment in a health/accident plan prior to start his/her work. If accepted, the intern will be required to provide a copy of health insurance coverage and to fill out the relevant UNICEF forms on conditions regarding service as an intern
• Interns are responsible to obtain visa for the duration of the internship as applicable. UNICEF may provide relevant documents such as the proof of internship
• Interns may take up to 2.5 days per month off work for any reason, including for medical reasons
• Interns shall observe all applicable rules, regulations, instructions and procedures and directives of UNICEF.

How to Apply Interested candidates should apply online using the button below. As part of their application, candidates should provide: 1. A cover letter that specifies how you meet the desired competencies, technical background and experience (no more than 2 pages) 2. A short CV (no more than 4 pages) 4. 3 Referees.