Work Location
In-person/ New York, USA
Expected duration
3-6 months. Desired start date is 5 August 2024, or sooner.
Duties and Responsibilities
The duration of the internship is for three (3) months with a possibility of extension to six (6) months. This internship is UNPAID in person and full-time (35 hours per week), on the United Nations premise working arrangement from (New York, USA). This internship is designed to be full-time and in-person but can be adjusted based on the needs of the successful candidate to part-time (20 hours per week) and/or remote. This internship is located in the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA). The Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) focuses primarily on five action areas in international peace and security, ensuring sound analysis and early warning, preventing conflict and engaging in peacemaking, managing political crises and violent conflicts, sustaining peace, and enhancing partnerships. The Department’s mandate is to prevent and resolve conflict through inclusive political solutions. Established in 2005, the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) helps to sustain peace by fostering international support for nationally owned and led peacebuilding efforts. The Office assists and supports the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), manages the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) on behalf of the Secretary-General, and works to enhance system-wide coherence and partnerships with UN and non-UN actors in support of building and sustaining peace in relevant countries. The intern reports to the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Financing for Peacebuilding Branch, PBSO. The duration of the internship is for three (3) months with a possibility of extension to six (6) months. This internship is UNPAID in person and full-time (35 hours per week), on the United Nations premise working arrangement from (New York, USA). The intern will work with the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) team of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) to support initiatives for Monitoring & Evaluation, generation of global data on PBF results and programmatic overview for the Fund as a whole. I. SG Dashboard Peacebuilding Priorities and SDGs coding. Specific responsibilities include: 1- Conduct the coding of 2024 Q1 and Q2 PBF approved projects according to Peacebuilding Priorities coding and the SDG targets, for the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Dashboard, managed by PBSO). 2- Support the implementation of the new coding method by the project teams. Support the projects teams with learning sessions/training for PBF HQ staff (followed by a similar session for PBF in-country Secretariats/PBF Community of Practice) on how to accurately code/tag projects at proposal stage. 3- Support Programme Officers in the quality assurance of the projects coding by projects teams 4- Consolidate the coding embedded in the budget document to the master Excel document linked to the PowerBI SG Dashboard 5- As possible, utilize data emerging from reports, notably from the M&E section to identify potential good practices and tools. Set up a repository of monitoring tools and data. II. Evaluation 1- Project evaluation -Ensure timely recording of the project evaluations uploaded to the MPTF Gateway webpage and/or received by email, to the internal PBF evaluation tracker and dissemination of those evaluations to the PBF website. -Support the tracking of overdue evaluations. 2- Portfolio Evaluations: Support the Portfolio evaluations, notably with the consolidation of the Reference Groups comments to the inception reports, draft and final evaluation reports. III. PBF M&E Peer Support Group 1- Support the meeting preparation (Invitation, presentations, alignment between the English/ French and Spanish versions) 2- Support the development and regular updates of a repository of M&E tools and good practices from the Peacebuilding M&E practitioners. 3- Ensure regular updates of the communication lists (email and WhatsApp) IV. Assist the PBF DMEL team with other emerging tasks.
Qualifications/special skills
To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met: 1. Applicants at the time of application must be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher). 2. The field of study must be closely related to the type of internship you are applying for. 3. Proficient in standard word processing and software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint or similar. Knowledge of Power BI, Kobo, and other data collection, analysis and visualization tools is a strong advantage. 4. Have demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the United Nations Charter. 5. Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. Applicants to the United Nations Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional UN language is an asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. Applicants who have previously served six months, in total, as an intern in one or more UN Common Systems cannot be engaged as an intern. Applicants who are children, siblings, and sons or daughters-in-law (including stepchildren, half-siblings, or stepsiblings) of an active staff member in a UN Common System cannot be engaged as an intern. In your Motivational Statement, please indicate when you would like to start your internship. Please note that the start and end dates are flexible. A complete online application is required. reviewed. The Motivational Statement must also include: • Title of degree you are currently pursuing. • Graduation Date (When will you be graduating/have graduated from the programme?) • Explain why you are the best candidate for this specific internship • Explain your interest in the United Nations Internship Programme In your online Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences, IT skills, and three references.
Intern Specific text
Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.