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 Resource Mobilization, Communication / External
Relations, Private Fundra
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 Resource Mobilization, Communication / External
Relations, Private Fundra
ising 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.
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.
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:
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
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At the time I would like to start
my internship with UNICEF,
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I have excellent academic
performance and can demonstrate it by my recent university or other academic institution records. |
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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. |
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Please note: Additional consideration will be given to any past
professional experience.
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!
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.
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.
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:
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.
information in your profile up-to-date, as the database is being
refreshed every year.
Incomplete applications will not be
considered.
considered.
The duration of an internship with
UNICEF is between six weeks and six months.
UNICEF is between six weeks and six months.
More information
For more details on the Internship
Programme, please see the section’s FAQ.
Programme, please see the section’s FAQ.
Advertised: 04 Apr 2016 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Sep 2016 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Sep 2016 Eastern Standard Time
