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.
UNICEF contributes to public health emergencies preparedness and response through its unique role in targeting the specific needs of the most vulnerable, including children and women. UNICEF simultaneously addresses both the causes of the public health emergency, controlling its spread, and responds to its socio-economic consequences. UNICEF is a leader in pillars critical to outbreak prevention and control (e.g., immunization, WASH, RCCE, community-based health and surveillance, supply and logistics, HSS and MHPSS). UNICEF is also a leader in the multi-sectoral response to the socio-economic impact of public health emergencies including but not limited to the areas of nutrition, child protection, prevention, mitigation and response to GBV and other forms of violence against children, social protection, and education.
UNICEF is a critical contributor to and leader in guidance and thinking around each of these areas of expertise and has the existing programming capacity to respond in each of them worldwide. This critical sectorial specialization, is essential to health emergency preparedness and response (HEPR), complements the roles of WHO, GOARN and other GOARN partners and highlights the need for enhanced integration within the Network.
For every child, a hope….
As part of the organisational priority to mainstream climate, environment, energy and disaster risk reduction (CEED) into UNICEF’s core programming, UNICEF is committed to making children and young people a focus of environmental strategies and empowering children and young people to participate in climate and environmental action. This includes in the areas of sustainable energy and reducing disaster risk.
How can you make a difference?
As part of the organizational priority to mainstream climate, environment, energy and disaster risk reduction (CEED) into UNICEF’s core programming, UNICEF is committed to making children and young people a focus of environmental strategies and empowering children and young people to participate in climate and environmental action. This includes in the areas of sustainable energy and reducing disaster risk.
Purpose
The purpose of this internship is to work with the CEED group in advancing key objectives:
To this end, the role shall provide knowledge-driven technical and capacity-building support for staff around the world to better implement initiatives, advocacy campaigns, youth engagement activities, and policies and procedures that help to advance the goals of UNICEF’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan. More specifically the purpose of this position may include all or part of the following activities, as determined as priorities throughout the year:
Major duties and responsibilities
This internship would provide an opportunity to learn about:
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Eligibility
To be considered for an internship with UNICEF, applicants must meet the following requirements:
The selected candidate will be required to submit a certification of health insurance coverage for the whole internship duration.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability (CRITA), and sustainability
Please click Here to view UNICEF’s core values and Here to view our competency framework.
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 including 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 and interns, 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 promoting 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.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 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).
“UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”