UNICEF Internship Programme | Junior Archivist, DFAM, New York Headquarters 2024 Apply Online
Background
Our Internship Programme offers students and recent graduates the opportunity to gain direct practical work experience.
• Duration: The duration of an internship is normally between six and twenty-six weeks. Internships can be on a full-time or a part-time basis.
• Expenses we cover: UNICEF provides a monthly stipend to interns. A one-time lump sum, as a contribution towards travel and visa costs, may also be granted when funding is available.
• Visa: If necessary, UNICEF will provide relevant supporting documents for our visa applications.
Job no: 576848
Contract type: Internship
Duty Station: New York
Level: Internship
Location: United States
Categories: Operations, Administration
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
UNICEF offers the opportunity for talented students to gain professional experience while being exposed to the work of UNICEF. At the same time, UNICEF benefits from interns as a significant asset by providing updated academic knowledge and valuable skills to the organization.
The archives Intern will develop archival management skills and contribute to the building up of a viable archival repository that preserves and packages its information resources for easy and effective access. The intern will report to the UNICEF Archives Archivist. This internship will be for a period of 6 months.
Key Tasks and Deliverables
:Key Responsibilities:
The selected candidate will work directly with UNICEF’s archivists on selected archives management activities which include
:Processing archival records according to the ISAD(G) standard;Housing archival records in archival folders and boxes including other repository management duties
;Create descriptive metadata and producing finding aids for archival records;Preparation of physical records for digitization
;Access and reference services;Any other duties as required.Deliverables:Creation of Archival Finding aidsDescriptive Metadata listsDigitization of archival itemsArchival items stored in appropriate folders and boxes properly labelledTravel
: Travel is not required.Requirement: Academic Degrees:
To be enrolled in a degree programme in an undergraduate or graduate school in archival studies or library & information sciences or related field or be a recent graduate within the past two (2) years with specific post-secondary education in archival studies or library & information sciences or related field.A strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.A reference letter from a current or past academic supervisor.
Salary/Payment: UNICEF will provide a monthly stipend during the duration of this Internship. There is no expectancy of employment at the end of the internship.
Insurance: UNICEF will not be responsible for costs arising from accidents and/or illness incurred during the intern’s service. Therefore, the selected candidate must provide proof of enrolment in a health/accident plan prior to starting his/her work.
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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.
Advertised: 31 Oct 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
Deadline: 31 Dec 2024 Eastern Standard Time
