Ngos and Civil Society Intern

vor 1 Woche

Genf GE, Schweiz United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Vollzeit

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

H (no hardship)
- Family Type (not applicable for home-based)

Family
- Staff Member / Affiliate Type
- Internship
- Target Start Date
- 2025-01-06
- Deadline for Applications
- December 1, 2024
- Terms of Reference
- Organizational context

UNHCR’s Partnership and Coordination Service (PCS) is responsible for ensuring UNHCR approaches partnerships in a strategic and coherent manner. The Service provides support to regional and country offices on relationships with UN agencies, NGOs, sport organizations, advocacy partners and others and ensures that UNHCR exercises effective field leadership and coordination in line with its mandate and agreed frameworks. Located in Geneva, PCS comprises the Sport Coordination Section, the Inter-Agency and Coordination Section (IACS) and the NGO and Civil Society Section.

The internship is a unique opportunity to work with one of the leading UN humanitarian organizations in a team tasked with coordinating multilateral operational policy issues with a specific focus on inter-agency policy and coordination.

UNHCR has a lively intern peer network which facilitates interaction and exchange on daily work issues and life in Geneva, including on accommodation, transport, etc.

The position

The intern will work in the Inter-Agency and Coordination Section, which is in charge of coordinating the collaboration with UN Partners, UNHCR’s participation in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) which is the highest-level humanitarian coordination platform of the UN System, UNHCR’s coordination and leadership of Refugee Response Plans (RRPs), UNHCR’s participation in Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs), etc.

We are looking for a team-spirited and dynamic creative thinker, interested in research who is data proficient and can organize and present macro level information in interesting and user-friendly visuals and formats. Specific terms of reference are given below.

The tasks include but are not limited to:

- Collating comments and feedback on assigned documents received from internal and external stakeholders;
- Undertaking primary analysis and research, collate available information on a range of topics relevant to inter-agency fora;
- Supporting the Inter-Agency Coordination Section in the IASC and UN reform processes as required;
- Supporting the Inter-Agency Coordination Section on follow up, analysis and reporting related to UNHCR-led and other inter-agency plans and appeals (Refugee Response Plans, Humanitarian Response Plans, etc.)
- Assisting the Inter-Agency Coordination Section in supporting regional bureaus and field operations with guidance on partnerships;
- Assisting in the preparation and coordination of UNHCR meetings;
- Attending briefings and meetings and taking notes as requested;
- Producing internal and external content, engaging with partner accounts and analysing trends;
- Undertaking other tasks as required.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required
- Have strong English language skills; any other language is an asset.

Other desired criteria/ skills:

- Strong interest in the humanitarian cause
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills - both orally and in writing
- Experience preparing briefs, presentations, and communication materials
- Strong computer skills including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365
- Research, analysis, and information management skills
- Diplomacy
- Discretion
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Effective time management
- Strong organizational abilities
- Have a strong interest in partnerships and coordination, communication and advocacy, humanitarian, development or external relations work.
- Have an interest in issues related to refugees, internally displaced persons, stateless persons, etc.
- Have some experience with Photo/video editing tools, Adobe InDesign (or other graphics design software), Salesforce and/or an interest in learning new software packages as required.

Standard Job Description

Required Languages

English

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Desired Languages

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Additional Qualifications
- Skills_
- Education_
- Certifications_
- Work Experience_

Other information

This position doesn't require a functional clearance

Home-Based

No

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