Women Peace and Security Intern

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Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The UN Women Jordan Country Office supports the Government of Jordan to implement global norms and standards on gender equality and women’s empowerment. It’s Strategic Note for the period 2023-2027 is directly aligned with the government of Jordan’s Triple Modernization Agenda, the National Strategy for Women, the Jordanian Action Plan for the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, and the Jordan Response Plan to the Syrian Crisis and is organized around three main pillars: Gender responsive Governance including Women’s Political Participation, Gender Responsive Budgeting and Security Sector Reform; Women’s Economic Empowerment; and Resilience and Protection including support to Syrian refugee women and the Elimination of Violence against Women. Working across the humanitarian-peace-development nexus, the country office is prioritizing coherence and interlinkages across its projects and programmes and across UN Women’s triple mandate of operational, coordination and normative work.

Reporting to the Women, Peace and Security Programme Specialist, the intern will provide analytical and programmatic support to the implementation of the Jordan National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security Pooled Fund Project.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under direct supervision of UN Women Jordan CO Programme Specialist on Women, Peace and Security, the selected candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

• Assist with project support through tracking and monitoring results against the JONAP pooled fund project results framework;
• Assist with project support through consolidating, tracking and monitoring project plans.
• Draft and format monthly delivery reports for the team;
• Support content development including by drafting stories for the Jordan CO website on women, peace and security;
• Support donor reporting and annual reporting;
• Contribute to the preparation of concept notes, knowledge products, briefs, presentations and talking points, including for forums, conferences, and events;
• Assist in preparation of missions, workshops, meetings, and roundtables;
• Attend and take notes at various meetings;
• Perform other tasks as necessary.

Learning objectives:

The internship offers the student the opportunity to learn about UN Women’ mandate globally and at country level in particular in the field of Women, Peace and Security including Security Sector Reform, Violence against Women and gender responsive crisis management and social cohesion programming. It is designed to complement gender and development-oriented studies with practical experience in various aspects of multilateral technical cooperation, but also complements other international studies, including law.

Competencies

Core Values:

· Respect for Diversity

· Integrity

· Professionalism

Core Competencies:

· Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues

· Accountability

· Creative Problem Solving

· Effective Communication

· Inclusive Collaboration

· Stakeholder Engagement

· Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge of Gender Equality and related normative frameworks;
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings;
• Good analytical skills;
• Excellent drafting skills;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: International Development Studies, Political Sciences, Law, Human Rights, Gender and Women Studies or other relevant subjects is required.

Meet one of the following:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a two-year period of graduation; or
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.

Language:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English and Arabic are required;
• Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Renumeration:

Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.

Application Information:

• All applicants must submit a completed and signed P.11 form with their application.
• Due to the high volume of applications received, UN Women can ONLY contact successful candidates.
• The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a valid health insurance plan at the duty station of the internship, proof of school enrollment or degree, a scanned copy of their passport/national ID and a copy of a valid visa (as applicable).

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel 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).

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