Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 226409
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Humanitarian Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : GENEVA
Department/Office : Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date Posted : Jan 24, 2024
Deadline : Jan 30, 2024

Work Location
Remote or Geneva, Switzerland
Expected duration
February-August 2024
Duties and Responsibilities
The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is the part of the UN Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.

The Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH) Unit supports the vision of a humanitarian environment in which people caught up in crises feel safe and respected and can access the protection and assistance they need without fear of exploitation or abuse by any aid worker, and in which aid workers themselves feel supported, respected, and empowered to deliver such assistance in working environments free from sexual harassment.
The intern will support the PSEAH team on events organisation, project management, and report writing. She/he will report to the Senior Coordinator on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment. Tasks will include:
• Conduct a comparative analysis of PSEA country-level action plans and HCT action plans.
• Provide inputs for various reports/updates.
• Draft meeting notes and action points.
• Support the organisation and logistics of events Support the implementation and monitoring of the IASC Vision and Strategy on PSEAH.
• Prepare talking points for OCHA leadership’s meetings with various stakeholders.
• Draft posts for social media updates or other communication materials
• Update web-based platforms for information sharing, including internal SharePoint and public facing websites
Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
(a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
(b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).

The University degree must be in the area of political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or in a related field.
Applicants to the UN 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. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.
Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in
spoken and written English is required for this internship.
Knowledge of an additional official UN language is desirable, Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.