Internship Gender In Humanitarian - Tenders Global

Internship Gender In Humanitarian

United Nations Development Programme

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UN-WOMEN supports its partners (governments, civil society organizations, private sector, Sister UN Agencies and international NGOs) in implementing the commitments made by States on gender equality.
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • UN Women Burundi is looking for a full-time International Intern to support the implementation of Burundi Country Office Bi-annual Work Plan 2024-2025 in the perspective of Gender in Humanitarian Action.
Under the supervision of the Programme Management Specialist, the intern should take part in the following assignments:
  • Support in the Design and implementation of the programme strategies on Gender in Humanitarian Action
  • Assist to Design and formulate concept notes, programme/project proposals and initiatives on Gender in Humanitarian Action;
  • Draft inputs to strategy documents, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to Gender in Humanitarian Action;
  • Provide technical inputs to concept notes and programme proposals on humanitarian response, ensuring gender is mainstreamed;
  • Assist in gender assessments, gender analysis, and ensuring gender is mainstreamed in humanitarian and emergency plans and activities across all clusters
  • Provide inputs on operational documents such as the Standards Operating Procedures, plans, monitoring and evaluation plans etc to ensure gender issues are fully addressed
  • Support monitoring and reporting of the programme to ensure gender disaggregated data and analysis
Support strengthening partnerships with Government, CSOs, stakeholders, regional/ international actors and development partners, UN Agencies:
  • Assist to maintain alliances and strategic partnerships for the advancement of gender in humanitarian action;
  • Contribute inputs to updates and briefs on country development situation to be used by government, stakeholders, UN Women Country Office, Regional Office and HQ;
Support the resource mobilization strategy for humanitarian action in the Burundi Country Office:
  • Participate in the implementation, monitoring and periodic updating of the gender sensitive resource mobilization strategy on humanitarian action;
  • Provide support to the country office in mobilizing resources for the implementation of engendered humanitarian action;
  • Assist in Research and analyze information on donors and their respective interests.
Support in the advocacy of humanitarian action through inter-agency coordination:
  • Assist the UN Women Representative and on inter-agency coordination on humanitarian action including through the Humanitarian Country Team;
  • Work closely with, and provide advice to Inter-cluster Committee, national bodies and interagency groups that influence national policies related to humanitarian action;
  • Support specific efforts in mainstreaming gender interagency clusters of disaster preparedness, response and recovery efforts
  • Foster the engagement and participation of gender focused local organizations and civil society networks in humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
Required Skills and Experience:
Education:
  • University studies in one of the following disciplines in Gender/Women’s studies, conflict and peace studies, humanitarian, gender and disaster risk reduction, communication or related discipline at the university level;
  • Master’s degree students are preferred.
Meet one of the following:
  • Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
  • Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
  • Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a two-year period of graduation; or
  • Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.
Language:
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in French are required ;
  • Working knowledge of English is distinct advantage.

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