Internship: Psychosocial Intern WCARO Dakar 6 months (Office based)

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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, Health.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is striving for a work environment where staff wellness, resilience and work-life balance are integrated parts of the organizational culture. Due to the nature and location of their work, UNICEF staff members are frequently exposed to high levels of day to day and cumulative stress, including stressors related to their workload and the demands related to living and working in multicultural, often unstable, and insecure environments. This internship position is office-based, located in Dakar, Senegal, and reports to the P-4 Regional Staff Counsellor.

The Psychosocial Intern will contribute towards the development of up-to-date wellbeing resources, the updating of the WCAR Staff Counsellor intranet site, contribution to all regular wellbeing communication initiatives (newsletter, psychoeducational materials) and in assisting with logistical and administrative tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Supporting the Staff Counselling Team through the research, conceptualization, and development of wellbeing resources

2. Assessing emerging needs of specific staff groups and engaging in discussions with staff counsellors and other wellbeing stakeholders on their requirements for new resources

3. Conducting research and reporting on the latest mental health best practices to inform relevant and updated resource development
4. Proactively identify gaps in resources and programmes, and actively highlighting this to the team

5. Co-ordinating the development of resources in consultation with staff counsellors e.g., articles, videos, podcasts, webinars, fact sheets, articles

6. Proactively developing the WCAR Staff Counsellor Wellbeing intranet site based on the ongoing emerging needs of UNICEF personnel

7. Regularly seeking feedback from staff on wellbeing site to inform improvements

8. Organize current resources catalog and display on the site

9. Keeping the site up to date with new resources

10. Coordinating wellbeing communication and organizing and promoting wellbeing events/initiatives

11. Assisting with the organization of the UN Mental Health Day events

12. Effectively promote wellbeing events/initiatives

13. Contribute to the creation of the monthly newsletter and distribute the Happiness Calendar

14. Managing Knowledge via the maintenance of the staff counsellor internal online library/document storage

15. Keeping abreast of the resources in the library and creating a structure for organization

16. Assisting with logistical and administrative tasks as needed e.g. booking meeting spaces, sending event invitations etc.

17. Any other duties, as assigned by the supervisor

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

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate/advanced university degree (Bachelor’s or higher) in psychology, social sciences, or any other relevant field. - Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• 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.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Be proficient in at least one of UNICEF's working languages: English, French or Spanish. Fluency in the working language of the office you are applying to is required

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.

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 towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

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