Internship on UN Partnerships  

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

To create a world where the rights of every child are realized, UNICEF builds meaningful partnerships with the public and the private sector, to advocate on behalf of children worldwide and to leverage resources for programmes in their support.

Focusing on the public sector, UNICEF’s Public Partnerships Division works to achieve two outcomes: 1) The rights and interests of children are effectively translated into policies, programmes and budgets of public partners at all levels; and 2) Adequate, flexible and predictable resources are mobilized and leveraged to achieve results for children.

How can you make a difference?

The UN Partnerships Team in UNICEF’s Public Partnerships Division in New York is looking for an intern to support the team in shaping and building partnerships to achieve results for children worldwide.

This is an exciting opportunity to obtain an in-depth understanding of the functioning of UNICEF and its work, from high-level political engagement to liaising with colleagues in the field, at country and regional level and across headquarters divisions.

Under the supervision of the Public Partnership Manager, the intern will support various aspects of external relations, knowledge management and development of strategies and approaches to relevant thematic areas.

Main tasks include:

• Analyze United Nations Development System survey results to Country Representatives
• Provide a strategic analysis of ECOSOC discussions
• Support analysis of the latest UN Reforms – UN80
• Follow Executive Board sessions, providing accurate readouts of relevant segments
• Support in the coordination of UNICEF strategic engagement in assigned multilateral and interagency fora (UNSDG, CEB, HLCM, HLCP, EC/DC)
• Support in preparing briefing notes and any other documentation required for participation of Senior Staff in relevant meetings
• Organize consultations and other convenings with assigned partners, including by preparing meetings readouts
• Support the Office’s knowledge management, reinforcing institutional memory and regularly updating the Team’s intranet pages
• Manage day-to-day contacts with colleagues and focal points in UNICEF, sister agencies and UN Headquarters
• Maintain up-to-date information on UNICEF positions on relevant topics
• Draft social media content highlighting the work of the UN Partnerships team and UN Reform
• Support interagency meeting preparations for principals, i.e. Joint Meeting of the Boards.
• Any other task as required.

Training components and learning elements

• Participation in UNICEF partnerships meetings
• Guidance in relation to training opportunities within the field of expertise
• Access to UNICEF’s mentoring programmes as available

Participation in missions or training courses

The intern will have access to a wide range of PPD/UNICEF knowledge sharing and capacity-building opportunities, e.g., thematic webinars and online trainings.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have?

• Recent graduate with a master’s degree, or currently enrolled in a graduate programme, in International Relations, Social Sciences, Development or related field, including a relevant background and interest in these topic
• Very good command of Microsoft Office working environment and applications, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Visa Information: Interns will be responsible for obtaining their G-4 visa before traveling to United States. They will not be permitted to enter the United States without a valid G-4 visa. UNICEF will only issue guidance and a letter stating acceptance of an individual as an intern/fellow and the conditions governing the Internship/Fellowship.

Insurance: UNICEF will not be responsible for costs arising from accidents and/or illness incurred during the intern’s service. Therefore, the selected candidate must provide proof of enrollment in a health/accident plan prior to starting his/her work.

Living and Working Conditions: The internship is fulltime (40 hours per week) and in-person, remote-based or hybrid.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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