Drug Demand Reduction Intern

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    INTERN
  • Posted:
    5 days ago
  • Category:
    Administration, Drug Control and Crime Prevention
  • Deadline:
    28/09/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Location
Flexible
Expected duration
3 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) project entitled “Quality assurance: enabling drug dependence treatment in line with the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders in Indonesia”, was aimed at securing the political support required to generate significant momentum for the process of establishing a quality assurance framework for the treatment of drug use disorders in each participating country. As part of the necessary steps under the project of “Quality assurance: enabling drug dependence treatment in line with the International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders in Indonesia”, the survey needs to be conducted to see the services availability and quality. The survey was conducted randomly in seven provinces in Indonesia, in North Sumatera, South Sumatera, Riau Islands, West Java, Special Region of Yogyakarta, East Java and East Borneo. For more information, please visit our website: www.UNODC.org. Under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer of DDR programme, the Intern provides ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work. The intern will be providing support in data input onto the drug monitoring platform.The internship is UNPAID and interns work five days per week (full time – 40 hours). Under the overall supervision of the DDR Programme Officer, the intern will provide support for data input. Duties will include but not be limited to: • Verify the correctness and accuracy of data received • Coordinate with programme/consultant regarding data of drug treatment facilities • Input all data onto the drug monitoring platform
Qualifications/special skills
• Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). • Be computer literate in standard software applications; • Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and • Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. • Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. • Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. • Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams. • Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts in desirable. • Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
Not available.
Intern Specific text
Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.