WPS Intern UN Women Libya

Contract

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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.

UN Women Libya has strengthened its programme presence in Libya, responding to the complex governance, humanitarian, development, and security challenges through its triple mandate. UN Women’s Libya’s premise is that peacebuilding efforts, including political dialogues, conflict resolution, and humanitarian efforts will be more effective and have higher chances of success if they are inclusive, responding to gendered experiences, needs, capacities, and interests the Libyan women across their diversities, this includes supporting women’s participation in peace processes at all levels. The program is aligned with the UNSDCF 2023-2025, UN Women Global Strategic Plan (2022-2025) as well as the international conventions on women and human rights.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action Programme Officer, and the overall supervision of UN Women Libya Head of programmes, the Intern will work in close collaboration with the Programme Team, ensuring timely support in carrying out proper processes and activities related to the Programme as well as other cross-cutting areas of knowledge management, research, and analysis. The intern is expected to undertake the following specific task;

• Provide technical support to the formulation and management of WPS programmes;
  • Support the implementation of programme activities;
  • Support in Identifying sources, gathering and compiling data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches and position papers, in collaboration with the Programme team.
• Provide technical inputs to the financial management of the WPS Programme Unit;
  • Provide administrative support in monitoring and preparation of budget and the finances of programmes/projects.;
  • Support in the preparation of PO packages for development projects events as required;
• Contribute to building partnerships and resource mobilization strategies;
  • Contribute with inputs to resource mobilization strategies ;
  • Contribute to analysing and maintaining information and databases;
  • Contribute to Providing inputs to relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing notes, speeches, and donor profiles.
  • Provide inputs to advocacy, knowledge building/sharing and communication efforts;
  • Assist in providing technical inputs to background documents, briefs and presentations related to gender response;
  • Support in the Coordination and support the organization of advocacy activities and campaigns events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products;
  • Assist with updating communication platforms, including social media and the preparation of newsletters and media content;
  • Provide inputs to the development of knowledge management products on WPS;
  • Proofread English and Arabic translated documents and assist with translation or interpretation as required;
  • Support in the coordination and the organization of trainings for the office staff and partners on programme and operations related issues.
  • Support the organization of local and regional events under the WPS Projects, with a particular focus on communication and visibility;
  • Support the Communications Officer to prepare media analysis and screening reports of humanitarian and development related reports, analysis and policy notes.
  • Provide administrative support to the WPS Programme Unit;
  • Support logistical, administrative, and financial arrangements for the organization of meetings, workshops, events, and missions;
  • Draft minutes in meetings as required;
  • Assemble briefing materials and prepare power-point and other presentations, in collaboration with the WPS Programme team;
  • Support in organizing and coordination of filing of documents and maintaining mailing lists;
  • Perform any other communication, administrative and logistical duties as requested by the WPS Programme Officer.
  • Learning Elements required as part of Internship experience.
  • Increased understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system
  • Learning different aspects of [area of work] in an international environment
  • Increased knowledge of issues related to [area of work]
  • Meeting and networking with UN Women colleagues in other units
  • Work as a team member in a multicultural setting

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/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent research, writing, and organizational skills;
• Ability to work with different actors, including through remote contact;
• Ability to multi-task and address competing priorities;
• Ability to produce high-quality deliverables in a timely manner;
• Ability to work effectively in independent and collaborative settings;
• Ability to take initiatives, ask questions, and contribute substantively;
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and Power Point.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: gender studies, human rights, international relations, Journalism School, or other relevant subjects is required. 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 one-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 French 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.

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.)