UNICEF Internship for International Applicants In USA

Job
no:

494502
Work type: Internship
Location: United States of America
Categories: Adolescent Development, Child Protection, Communication for
Development (C4D), Education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Monitoring and
Evaluation, Nutrition, Planning, Social and Economic Policy, WASH (Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene), Alliances and Resour

ce Mobilization, Communication / External
Relations, Private Fundraising and Partnerships, Emergency Programme, Finance
and Administration, Human Resources, Information Communication Technology,
Supply/Logistics, Support: Communication, Support: Programme, Support:
Operations, Deputy Representative, Representative, Early Childhood Development,
Executive Management, Expanded Programme Immunization, Internal Audit
Management, Knowledge Management, Legal, Operations and Business Management,
Security, Statistics and Monitoring, UN and Multilateral Affairs, Innovation,
Gender, Internship

If
you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a
lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights
organization would like to hear from you.

Purpose of the UNICEF Internship Programme

The
UNICEF Internship Programme offers qualified and eligible students at both
Headquarters (HQ) and Country Offices (CO) the unique opportunity to acquire
direct practical experience in UNICEF’s work and the United Nations system
under the direct supervision of experienced UNICEF staff.
Internships are offered depending on the availability of meaningful assignments
and the needs and capacity of units/offices to receive and supervise interns.
Areas
of work
UNICEF
is active in various functional areas related to its mandate, which can be
categorized in three main pillars: Programme and Policy, External Relations and
Operations.
UNICEF Internships are offered in all its functional areas, listed as
follows:
Programme
and Policy
  • Adolescent
    Development
  • Communication
    for Development (C4D)
  • Child
    Protection
  • Early
    Childhood Development
  • Education
  • Emergencies
  • Expanded
    Programme Immunization
  • Gender
  • Health
  • HIV
    / AIDS
  • Human
    Rights
  • Innovation
  • Knowledge
    Management
  • Monitoring
    & Evaluation
  • Nutrition
  • Programme
    Management
  • Policy
    Analysis & Planning
  • Social
    and Economic Policy
  • Statistics
    and Monitoring
  • WASH
Operations
  • Finance
    and Administration
  • Human
    Resource
  • Internal
    Audit Managemen
  • Information
    Communication Technology
  • Legal
  • Operations
    and Business Managemen
  • Supply
    / Logistics
External
Relations
  • Alliances
    and Resource Mobilization
  • Communication
    / External Relations
  • Private
    Fundraising and Partnerships
  • UN
    and Multilateral Affairs
Eligibility
Requirements
Self-Check Table
Yes
No
At
the time I would like to start my internship with UNICEF,
  • I
    will be enrolled in a graduate (Master’s) degree or undergraduate
    (Bachelor’s) degreel; and
  • I
    will have completed at least two years of full-time studies towards
    completion of my undergraduate degree.
I
have excellent academic performance and can demonstrate it by my recent
university or other academic institution records.
I
am proficient in at least one of UNICEF’s working languages (English, French
or Spanish) and fluent in the working language of the office I am interested
to work in.
Please
note:

Additional consideration will be given to any past professional experience.
If
you could answer ‘yes’ to all the above listed requirements, you
are highly encouraged to apply now to UNICEF’s internship database!
If
you would like to be eligible to start your internship in 2017, please apply
between 1 November 2016 and 30 September 2017.
Please
keep in mind:

Even if you meet these qualifications, there is no guarantee of placement.
Qualified candidates will be placed in UNICEFs Internship database which is
accessed by UNICEF managers globally. If you are applying for more than one location,
the online application will allow you to choose the New York Headquarters
location as well as up to three other field locations outside New York. If an
exciting opportunity matching to your profile and interests arise, you will be
contacted directly.
Internship
dates and duration
To
be eligible for an internship with UNICEF, you have to apply to its internship
database. When completing your application, you will be asked to indicate:
  • A time period
    in the current year when you are available to start your
    internship,
  • Your
    preferred functional areas; and
  • The location
    you would like to be considered for.
Please
make sure to always keep the information in your profile up-to-date,
as the database is being refreshed every year.
Incomplete
applications will not be considered.
The
duration of an internship with UNICEF is between six weeks and six months.
More
information
For
more details on the Internship Programme, please see the section’s FAQ.
Advertised: 04 Apr 2016 Eastern
Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Sep 2016 Eastern Standard Time

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