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.
Programme: UNICEF Internship Programme Job no:494310 Work type:Internship
Areas of work
UNICEF
is active in various functional areas related to its mandate, which can
be categorized in three main pillars: Programme, External Relations and
Operations. UNICEF Internships are offered in its functional areas, which are the following:
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
Must enrolled in a graduate (Master's) degree or undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree and will have completed at least two years of full-time studies towards completion of undergraduate degree.
Have excellent academic performance and can demonstrate it by recent university or other academic institution records.
Proficient in at least one of UNICEF's working languages (English, French or Spanish) and fluent in the working language of the office you are interested to work in.
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.
Please note: Additional consideration will be given to any past professional experience.
Do you meet all of the above listed requirements? Then you are highly encouraged to apply now to UNICEF's internship database!
Please keep in mind: Even
if you meet these qualifications, there is no guarantee of placement.
Qualified candidates will be placed in UNICEF's 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 the dates you are available to do an internship. Please
make sure to always keep the information in your profile up-to-date, as
the database is being refreshed every year.
The duration of an
internship is normally between six and sixteen weeks. The total duration
may be extended up to a maximum of six months, when there are special
requirements and / or special needs of the receiving division / office.
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