Internship (26 weeks, office-based): Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP)

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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

The Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSP) team in UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP), leads on UNICEF’s engagement with private sector and public-private initiatives and platforms that are actively shaping global agendas, priorities and investments. The team is responsible for managing partnerships and leading engagement strategies for partnership development with global, regional and national platforms that can serve as catalysts and accelerators for country and regional offices and relevant HQ divisions in reaching, influencing, mobilizing and partnering with the private sector to achieve better results for children.

How can you make a difference? 

1. Planning and coordination: Support coordination within PFP and with regional, country and headquarters offices in relation to UNICEF’s engagement in key global platforms and events involving private sector, mainly the WEF Growth Summit in May, WEF Annual Meeting New Champions China in June, UN General Assembly in September and other key moments in between. Activities include managing the SharePoint collaboration site for divisions and National Committees, supporting follow-up from PFP coordination meetings, capturing meeting notes and actions points, updating the events matrix, managing invitation processes for partner invitations to major events, coordinating inputs for briefing packages, and other relevant activities.
 
2. Knowledge management: Facilitates knowledge sharing related to engagements with key global platforms and initiatives including by saving and updating relevant documents in different systems (SharePoint, UNISON, Intranet and/or other identified collaboration tools).
 
3. Communications Provides inputs and develops content/articles for external and internal communications, including through the SharePoint site and internal newsletter.
 
4. Technical support in UNISON: Updates platform account information in UNISON (customer-relationship management system) and provides support to colleagues in PFP, National Committees, ROs/COs for platforms-related event invitations and bilateral meetings.
 
5. Additional support: Contributes to other priorities as needed.
 
Modality: Paid – Full time
Tentative start date: 15 April 2024
Duration: 26 weeks
Reporting: The intern will report to the Partnerships Officer.
Location: Geneva, Switzerland

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

– Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated within the past two years, in international development, international relations, social sciences, business or public administration, marketing, communication/external relations or related field.
– Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
– Professional experience at national or international level in partnership development, private sector engagement, or advocacy will be considered an asset
– Experience in effectively working with a diverse group of stakeholders and working on complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships involving the private sector, whether within the UN, Government, NGOs or the private sector, would be an asset.
– Strong organizational and coordination skills.
– Strong IT skills.
– Fluency in English is required. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required.
– Knowledge of another UN language considered as an asset.
– Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
– Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and Have no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Builds and maintains partnerships, Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness, Drives to achieve results for impact, Innovates and embrace change, Thinks and acts strategically, Manages ambiguity and complexity and Works collaboratively with others.
 
Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

Remarks:  

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. 

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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

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.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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.

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