National Intern to support the communication and operations sections during emergency COVID-19 outbreak in Lao PDR

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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,

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is looking for a qualified National Intern to support the communication and operations sections during emergency COVID-19 outbreak in Lao PDR. The duration of this assignment is 6 months and to be based in our office in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

The National Intern will provide support to UNICEF Laos country office with a wide range of tasks related to logistics, personnel, administration and communication during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Supply/Logistics:

- Assist in logistics arrangement of COVID vaccine shipments and other emergency supplies

- Assist in procurement filling documents and tracking record

- Assist in monitoring all procurement of supplies and distributing them to staff and partners, including PPE stock

- Participate in pre- and post-inspection of goods together with supply team, programme and partners

Admin:

• Provide support with admin archives/filing system and tracking record
• Support in managing office stationery, equipment stock and office PPE, including the distribution
• Support with the office maintenance activities

• Assist with other administrative related activities as and when required

  HR/Personnel:

- Consolidate the office attendance records

- Assist HR unit with managing archives and filing system,

- Support on documentation related to consultancies’ management (required documentation and vacancy announcement)

Communication:

• Provide support to assess and evaluate all the applications for the Individual Long-Term Agreements.
• Consolidate all the ratings for the different categories (writers, copy editors, photographers, videographers and graphic designers) in one matrix and help complete the selection process.
• Support the institutional bidding for content production houses.
• Support the communication team translate documents into Lao.
• Support to develop communication materials.

Results/Expected Outputs:

• Enhanced filing, archiving and monitoring systems in operations in the areas of supply, HR and administration.
• Consolidated attendance report available
• Stocks maintained, supplies distributed as and when required
• LTA selection process completed for individuals and institutions.
• Lao translations completed as required.
• Communication materials developed as needed.

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

• 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) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

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Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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.