Internship: Supporting the implementation of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health interventions at facility and community level

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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,

UNICEF Lao PDR Country Office is looking for an intern to assist in implementation of the Health programme activities and to be based in Vientiane capital office.

Under the supervision of the Maternal and Child Health Specialist, the intern will undertake the following tasks:

• Prepare/ revise relevant maternal and child health disaggregated data for the targeted provinces and districts, with the use and expansion of innovation.
• Assist in the data collection, analysis and revision of indicators, databases, and tools for monitoring programme progress.
• Assist with report writing and taking minutes for the health programme as required.
• Under supervisor’s guidance, assist in weekly tasks that contribute to the outputs for maternal and child health.

Results/Expected Outputs:

• Data interpretation, reporting and presentation on the related M&E, including the use of the routine health information systems.
• Contribute to documentation of activities, and submit for publications, social media/websites, newsletters.
• Reports and minutes of meetings and programme events.

Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/Experience Required:

• Enrolled in a degree programme in an undergraduate or graduate school, or be a recent graduate.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Proficient in at least one of UNICEF’s working languages: English, French or Spanish and fluent in the working language of the office they are applying to.
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.

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:

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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).