Internship Social and Behaviour Change

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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, Participation

The UNICEF Internship Programme offers qualified and eligible students at both Headquarters (HQ) and Country Offices (CO) the unique opportunity to acquire direct practical experience in UNICEF's work and the United Nations system under the direct supervision of experienced UNICEF staff.

To be considered for an internship with UNICEF, applicants must meet the following requirements: • Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree programme or have graduated within the past two years; and • Good oral and written skills in English is required, knowledge of Portuguese or French is an asset • Knowledge of relevant computer systems and applications • Experience working with children / youth organisations is an advantage. • Relevant communication skills (verbal and written) • Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the internship:

UNICEF is supporting the Government of Guinea-Bissau, in collaboration with its partners, to promote child rights, knowledge, behaviour and social change for children, with particular focus on disadvantaged communities.

Through its Behaviour and Social Change component, UNICEF programme is supporting the Government of Guinea-Bissau, non-governmental organizations, and community leaders to promote child rights and conduct positive social and behaviour change activities at different levels of the society in Guinea-Bissau.

The intern will be working under the supervision of UNICEF Social & Behaviour Change Officer, who is under the Deputy Representative, in close collaboration with the Communication section.

While carrying out the tasks assigned to him/her, the intern will acquire relevant experience and build/enhance his/her capacity in;

  1. The development, dissemination, and monitoring of SBCC content in UNICEF supported media platforms.
  2. The planning, implementation and supervision of UNICEF supported campaigns such as the Measles campaign, Back to School, Seasonal Malaria Chemo prevention campaign (QPS) etc., as needed.
  3. The establishment of a routine data collection and analysis system for Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) including creation of tools, methods, indicators, and database.
  4. The SBC capacity enhancement activities for communication implementing partners.
  5. The organisation of advocacy events such as Youth Forums etc…
  6. The development of a UNICEF Branded image banks for social & behaviour change purposes.
  7. The implementation of AAP activities.

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

  • Enrolled in a first-level or advanced level university degree in Social Communication, (Development Communication, Sociology, Public Relations, Anthropology) or related areas, or have graduated within the past two years.
  • Good knowledge of social/behavioral sciences including anthropological data collection is an advantage.
  • Good command of English and Portuguese including editing skills is required.
  • Knowledge of the concepts and approaches of rights-based planning and results-based management would be considered an asset.
  • Experience with children / youth organizations is highly desired. For this purpose, UNICEF Guinea Bissau is opening an internship opportunity for a dynamic and dedicated student in communication to perform the above-mentioned tasks.

For this purpose, UNICEF Guinea Bissau is opening an internship opportunity for a dynamic and dedicated student in communication to perform the above-mentioned tasks.

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 offers reasonable accommodation for personnel with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

TOR SBC Intern signed 05.08.2022.pdf

Duration: The duration of the internship is three months with the possibility of extension up to a maximum of a total of 6 months. The candidates should indicate their availability in the cover letter.

Conditions of work:

Type of engagement: full time.

Location: Office-based, office space and computer to be provided.

Travel: Service provision will include field trips to UNICEF project sites within the country and communities in which UNICEF is present. Whenever travel may be required, a Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) will be paid, in accordance with the UN staff regulations and rules.

Remarks:

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

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to selected candidates who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

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