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Maldives has made considerable progress in improving access to education with gender parity (at primary and lower secondary level) over the last decades. However, nationwide, 25 per cent of males and 30 per cent of females (aged 15–24 years) are not in employment, education, or training, compared to 33 per cent of males and 35 per cent of females in the atolls. Challenges include the lack of career guidance and work-readiness programmes, and insufficient resource allocation for developing labour market-relevant skills, including technical and vocational training and skills for a green and blue economy. To address the situation of adolescent skills and employability, UNICEF Maldives Country Office is in the process of formulating Adolescent Skills and Employability (ASE) programs in collaboration with Government and Civil Society partners. To implement the skills and employability initiatives, UNICEF Maldives Country Office wishes to work with young people and provide opportunities for young people to contribute to design the interventions.  Further, UNICEF wishes to provide internship opportunities for young people to gain work experience to enhance their employability and work readiness.

Purpose of the internship

1. To provide young undergraduates between 18-24 years, the opportunity to work and learn as interns within and gain skills required for life and work.
2. To test/demonstrate how job placement and internships in the UN/UNICEF can contribute to building skills in young people that can increase their employability.

How can you make a difference?

1. Participate in implementation of UNICEF’s key flagship initiatives: youth engagement, Youth led-climate action, education transformation and “Rakkatheri”- Keeping Children Safe.
2. Organize activation sessions with young people and stakeholders for the rollout of the flagships and produce outcome documents.
3. Develop program concept notes, human interest stories and other required documentation for key initiatives.
4. Participate in program meetings, events, program related travels and capacity development initiatives organized by the office.
5. Undertake research and produce a report in area of interest linked to child rights.

Interns will be rotated between complementary programs every three months.

Deliverables:  Monthly report on key achievements of the tasks, key learnings and the interns’ self-assessment of their evolving competencies.

Remuneration: A monthly stipend of MVR 8140 will be paid upon submission of the monthly reports on deliverable.

Please visit this link for the comprehensive Terms of reference:  TOR for 3 Interns.pdf

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

• You are enrolled in a university or college in the Maldives or are a recent graduate.
• Have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Good command in spoken and written English.
• A keen interest to gain 21^st century work skills and experience through an internship.
• Interest in youth development or issues relevant/affecting young people.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

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.

Remarks: 

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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.