Advocacy Outreach and Resource Mobilization Internship - Tenders Global

Advocacy Outreach and Resource Mobilization Internship

United Nations Development Programme

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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 Japan Liaison Office (JLO) was established in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo in April 2015. The Office works on extending policy dialogue by holding lectures, public events, and building strategic partnerships. In particular, the JLO performs its work through targeted outreach to various actors, including the government, parliaments, private enterprises, academics, NGOs, media and other  organizations to keep them informed  of UN Women’s work and role with regard to gender equality and women’s empowerment.
A prospective intern will assist in the planning and implementation of the Office’s communications, advocacy, and outreach strategies to increase the understanding and awareness of UN Women by its stakeholders such as the media, policy makers, private sector, students, academia and the public.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist of the JLO, the main responsibilities of the Intern will be to assist work of the JLO including the following:
  • Assist JLO to analyze, plan, develop and support public and private sector partnership building for mobilizing resources for UN Women;
  • Monitor trends and issues which impact gender equality and women’s empowerment and identifying opportunities for UN Women;
  • Assist in outreach activities including formulation of information and tools through social networking service, UN Women JLO website and other information platform;
  • Assist in the preparation and coordination  of various JLO events ;
  • Collaboratively produce communication materials such as fliers, posters, videos and presentations;
  • Help field inquiries from students, companies and general publics;
  • Assist with preparing electronic documentation for placement on the UN Women intranet (SharePoint), the division’s shared drive and Donor Agreements Management system;
  • Assist coordinating with private, public, and academic entities in performing JLO’s advocacy activities;
  • Assist in logistical and operational support and provide other assistance, as identified.
Required Skills and Experience:
Education:

University studies in one of the following disciplines: gender, human rights, development or other relevant subjects is required.
Meet one of the following:
  • Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
  • Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
  • Be enrolled in a mandatory national service programme of which the internship may form a part;
  • Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within two-years of graduation.
Language:
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English and Japanese are required;
  • Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

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