Internship Security Division (Information Management, Communication and Copywriting) - Fully Remote

Internship Security Division (Communication Team)

Homebased for WFP HQ Rome

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

Brief description of the Division:

The Security Division provides specific knowledge of threats and risks in a country or region. The Security Division, under the framework of the UN Security Management System, ensures these operations consider the safety and security aspects of its personnel, facilities, and assets, including the assessment of threats and risks to operations in a country or region, resulting in advice on mitigation and prevention measures.

The Security Division is seeking to fill two intern positions in its front office, focusing on information management, communication and copywriting. The objective of the Security Division’s internship program is to develop and prepare young talent by providing opportunities for the candidates to gain workplace experience (remotely), expand knowledge, refine career goals, and build professional networks, including mentors and valuable contacts. The interns will learn to work in a dynamic remote communications team supporting the division in the areas of security risk management, operational planning, crisis management, context and conflict analysis, and humanitarian access.

Title of Post: Intern Security Division (Communications)

Supervisor: Director Security Division

Unit: Security Division

Duty Station: Rome, Italy, remote

Duration: 8 months

Expected Start Date: April 2022

Duties and responsibilities

The Security Division invites qualified candidates to apply for the internship program. Opportunity is available in the Division's Front Office, in the communications team.

The intern will perform the following duties:

• Help in preparing, reviewing, and editing official documents, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Attend and summarize conferences and meetings.
• Conduct research, including document, legal and internet searches.
• Help during conferences and meetings.
• Assist in developing the information management framework, searching, classifying, and organizing SEC documents in the appropriate corporate platforms.
• Review communications products such as reports, manuals, guidelines, presentations, and intranet content, ensuring a high level of consistency, accuracy, and alignment to corporate platforms for various audiences.
• Creation of content for internal engagement (short posts for digital platforms, Yammer, online events).
• Fulfill other duties as required.

Competencies

Communication:

Speaks and writes clearly and effectively.

Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others, and responds appropriately.

Asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication.

Tailors’ language, tone, style, and format match the audience.

Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Teamwork:

Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.

Solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others.

Places team agenda before personal agenda.

Supports and acts per final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position.

Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Planning & Organizing:

Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies.

Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required.

Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.

Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary.

Uses time efficiently.

Qualifications and Education

To qualify for an internship with the World Food Programme (WFP), the applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school Programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or,
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).
• Be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Excellent command of English; Working knowledge of a second UN language would be an asset.

Learning Elements

At the end of the assignment, the Intern should:

Understand WFP and the contribution we make to saving lives and changing lives.

Understand the contribution of Security Division to achieving that mandate through its different functions of operations, policy and enabling and the front office.

Demonstrate experience working in teams, drafting, and reviewing communication documents.

Learnt and been immersed in the work environment and demonstrated ability to collaborate with others.

Information on the Country of Assignment - HOMEBASED INTERNSHIP

VA Reference no: 159381

Closing Date: 4 April 2022

Please note that the deadline is at 11:59 pm Rome time (GMT + 1)

Terms and Conditions:

Interns will receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$ 1,000.

WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognized institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education.

Candidates who bear any of the following relations to WFP staff members are not eligible to apply sons, daughters, brothers, or sisters.

Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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