Internship with Early Childhood Education - Ankara, Turkey

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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,

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If you are committed and passionate about making a lasting difference for children, UNICEF Turkey would like to hear from you.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Turkey offers the opportunity for talented students to gain professional experience while being exposed to UNICEF's work. At the same time, UNICEF benefits from interns as a significant asset by providing updated academic knowledge, technical know-how and other valuable skills to the organization.

UNICEF is looking for a national intern (Turkish national) to join the education team for a period of six months. The selected intern, in collaboration with and under the guidance of his/her supervisor, will work on the following area:

• Early Childhood Education Programme – Assist programme implementatin as well as knowledge management related to ECE programme.

The ECE Programme intern will:

• Analyze relevant documents (i.e. relevant legislation on ECE) to keep abreast of the current situation in regards to children’s equitable accesss to quality ECE services,
• In coordination with Education Officers and Programme Associates, facilitate and provide technical/administrative assitance to planning, implementation, and possible expansion of ECE programmes,
• Assist planning, administrative work, logistics and implementation of relevant workshops, seminars, conferences, and training workshops with counterparts and implementing partners at national and local levels and prepare required information notes, meeting minutes, and presentations,
• Facilitate smooth coordination and communication between UNICEF contracted individual consultants, collect and combine monthly reports and timesheets of consultants and prepare quarterly consolidated reports,
• Assist programme management on procurement processes based on relevant UNICEF policies, regulations, and procedures, and
• Undertake other tasks to assist implementation and reporting of the activities.

Duty Station: Ankara

Supervisor: Programme Associate

Duration: 6 months

Stipend: In accordance to UNICEF's guidelines, interns will be paid a nominal stipend per month. There is no expectancy of employment at the end of the internship.

Insurance: 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 enrolment 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.

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

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. degree programme of social sciences (preferably early childhood education, child development, educational sciences or other relevant social science) or have graduated within the past two years;
• Advanced computer skills with experience in office programmes;
• Knowledge on child rights, right to education and Turkey’s education system, especially ECE, is an asset;
• Working proficiency in English and Turkish;
• Proficiency in other UNICEF's working languages (e.g., Ukrainian or Russian) is an asset;
• Excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institutional records;
• Additional consideration will be given for any relevant past experience in relation to ECE;
• Previous internship experience, especially with UN organizations, an asset;
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old;,
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g., father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office;
• Have no other relatives in the line of authority which the intern will report to;
• Potential candidates with different abilities, including people with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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