New Internship Recruitment (26 weeks) Support to the M&E Section, Paraguay CO, Asuncion, Paraguay

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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, hope

Under the supervision of the M&E officer, supports the section main activities and processes.

Objectives:

• Gather information about the progress of UNICEF's currently active projects in Paraguay from all available reporting platforms.
• Compile the main results achieved by the different programmatic areas of the country office.
• Prepare the notes requesting socio-demographic information on the well-being of children.
• Verify from the EOYR 2022 which projects are still ongoing and which are new.
• Write a first draft of the different sections of the End of Year Report 2023.
• Support the Country Strategic Indicators completeness.

Deliverables

1. Document with information on the progress of UNICEF's currently active projects in Paraguay.
2. Compilation document of the main results achieved by the different programmatic areas of the country office.
3. Notes requesting socio-demographic information on the well-being of children.
4. List of ongoing and new projects in 2023, and their implementation status: beneficiaries reached in 2023 and main results.
5. Preliminary draft of the various sections (Output reports) of the End of Year Report 2023.

Modality: Full Time

Start date: 01 August. 2023

Workplace: Asuncion, Paraguay Country Office (with possible teleworking to be determined)

Duration: 26 weeks

Reporting to: The intern will report to the M&E officer, based on Asuncion Paraguay.

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

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or have graduated within the past two years, in social sciences, social work, international development, development studies, economy, political science, or relevant fields within the scope of UNICEF’s work.
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• 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.
• A relevant background in academic writing, technical report writing, and/or grants’ proposal writing
• Be familiarized with the Results based management approach and/or program logic model, particularly for programme outcome and output reporting.
• Some familiarity with research would be an asset.
• Experience/skills in the use of virtual learning and delivery tools – mentimeter, zoom etc would be useful but not essential.
• Familiarity and skills in assisting virtual workshops are considered an asset but not essential.
• Developing country work experience is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Skills

Ability to organize own work, set priorities and meet deadlines. Takes initiative to ensure that deadlines, rules and regulations are met. Proactivity. Demonstrates courtesy, tact and ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in Spanish and English is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

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.

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. 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 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.

Remarks:

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[If applicable] This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is:a role with direct contact with children, works directly with children, is a safeguarding response role.Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable [Insert candidates from targeted underrepresented group]are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government 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.

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