Internship Gender In Humanitarian

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Job Description

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.

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