In Person Or Remote Internship Opportunity At UNICEF United States With Migration And Displacement Hub Apply Online 2024
Host
UNICEF
Target Audience
International Applicants
Introduction
The UNICEF Migration Team based in the Programme Group is recruiting an intern to support across different programmatic areas in support of the Headquarters’ functions on coordination, knowledge management, policy and programming guidance and partnerships.
In Person Or Remote Internship Opportunity At UNICEF United States With Migration And Displacement Hub Apply Online 2024
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.
Job no: 573920
Work type: Internship
Location: United States
Categories: Child Protection
Based in New York, the Intern will support the Knowledge Management Specialist and the Programme Specialist on global coordination of UNICEF action across HQ, regional and country offices, by supporting the coordination of the Hub’s capacity building trainings and events,  UNICEF’s Global Migration Practice Group, by working with Regional and Country Offices to produce a monthly global newsletter, by supporting data analysis and visualization as well as providing background research and analysis upon demand.
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Covering topics such as climate change and displacement, solutions for internal displacement, and inclusion of migrant and displaced children into national health, education, social protection and child protection systems. In particular, the intern will support in the design, planning and execution of a high-level global convening on climate-related displacement and children to strategically position children on the move within the lobal climate change discourse. Â
Main duties and responsibilities:
Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbents may be accountable for all or assigned areas of the following major duties:
- Support the design, planning and execution of high-level convening on climate change and migrant and displaced children and young people
- Provide research and policy analysis support on climate resilience, disaster risk reduction and preparedness for climate-related displacement and mobility
- Support the implementation of UNICEF’s Institutional Plan on Internal Displacement in priority countries
- Coordinate and curate the monthly Global Migration Practise Group Newsletter, reaching over 750 staff members globally, and working closely with colleagues in Regional and Country Offices in getting the information
- Analyse migration data coming in from UNICEF’s 190 Country Offices and Presences, develop user-friendly ways to present and use data and produce summary analysis and visuals
Please indicate in your application specific experiences and skills related to the above-mentioned tasks.
Benefits to Intern:
Exposure to UNICEF’s work on children on the move, guidance through weekly meetings with the assigned supervisor(s) and participation in remote learning opportunities. Receiving training on editing, maintaining and troubleshooting Knowledge Domains.
Qualifications: (Education, Language, etc):
- Education: Currently enrolled in a university or a graduate school, or those who graduated within the last two years. A specialization in migration studies is a strong advantage.
- Experience and/or knowledge on migration and displacement is a requirement.
- Strong research and writing skills required.
- Flexibility to work as part of a dynamic team and high degree of team spirit required.
- Available for work full-time for 6 months (26 weeks). This is not a summer internship option.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office is required.
In addition,
- Experience with data analysis and visualization is an advantage, and willingness to learn a minimum requirement.
- Experience working with maintaining SharePoint/Websites is a strong advantage, and a willingness to learn a minimum requirement.
Required documents
- Letter of verification from the college or university that the intern is currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate school. It should also state the expected graduation date. Recent graduates are allowed until 2 years after degree completion.
- Copy of their most recent official transcript showing excellent academic performance
- Copy of Identification Card (ID)
- One letter of signed recommendation on letterhead or from professional email address
- Certification of Health insurance coverage valid for the whole internship durationÂ
Language Requirements:
Fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Other languages, especially Arabic or Spanish, are an asset.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Advertised: 18 Jul 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 02 Aug 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
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