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Vacancy Advert - Internship – Support for EVM Assessment & Monitoring of CHN/PHC Activities.

For every child, a champion!

In the Maldives, UNICEF supports the government in strengthening health systems, improving nutrition, learning outcomes, strengthening child protection systems, and enhancing youth development through evidence-based programming and capacity building.

In 2025, UNICEF Maldives, together with the National Immunization Program of the Health Protection Agency, is undertaking a comprehensive Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) Assessment to evaluate and improve the national immunization supply chain. This includes assessor training, data collection across multiple islands, data cleaning, and dissemination of findings. Additionally, UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health in strengthening community engagement of the Primary Health Care (PHC) teams to enhance service delivery and community outreach.

To support these initiatives, UNICEF Maldives seeks to engage an intern who can assist with implementation aspects such as operational logistics, documentation, and coordination. The intern will also play a key role in closely monitoring and supporting Community Health and Nutrition (CHN) work in the islands, and provide support to ensure that health promotion and outreach activities are effectively implemented.

The internship will provide young professionals with hands-on experience in public health programming, while contributing to accelerate UNICEF child health priorities and flagships, and meaningfully to UNICEF’s mission.

How can you make a difference****?

Purpose and Objectives:

Provide undergraduates (18–24 years) with work experience and life skills.
Support operational and logistical aspects of EVM Assessment and PHC trainings.
Demonstrate how internships at UNICEF can enhance youth employability.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: VA - EVM internship.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Education:
- Enrolled in or recently graduated from a university/college in the Maldives.
- Strong academic performance.
Knowledge, skills, and experience:
- Good command of spoken and written English
- Interest in working in a result-driven setting in a team environment and gaining 21st-century work skills.
- Willingness to support operational logistics and training coordination.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable [Insert candidates from targeted underrepresented groups] are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe an experience where you collaborated with a team to achieve a common goal?	This question assesses your team collaboration skills which are crucial for this role.	Share a specific instance in which you worked effectively in a team, highlighting your contributions.
How do you prioritize your tasks when working on multiple projects simultaneously?	The interviewer wants to understand your time management and organizational skills.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What interests you about working with public health initiatives?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a time when you faced a challenge in a learning environment. How did you overcome it?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
In your opinion, what is the importance of effective communication in health promotion activities?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of how you have demonstrated integrity and accountability in your previous work or studies?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What do you understand by Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) and its importance?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Why do you believe community engagement is important in health care service delivery?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.