Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Under the direct supervision of the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Specialist within Partnership and Resource Mobilization Unit of UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office, the Intern will support the Unit with; donor mapping and intelligence gathering,data analysis of donors’ ODA policies and partnership opportunities in the region, organization of outreach/resource mobilization events; donor agreements management and facilitation of capacity building sessions for country offices in the region. A work-plan with achievements for the experience and learning opportunities will be agreed upon. Periodic progress meetings will lead to a beneficial environment for the Intern enhancing her/his skills and capacity in areas related to UN Women’s mandate.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Resposibilities:

• Support with the analysis of data and information on the resource mobilization progress in the region;
• Support in researching the presence, interests and application requirements of the main donors and other sources of funding for the Regional Office (RO) and Country Offices (COs);
• Support in developing and maintaining a contact list of all donors and partners at regional and country level;
• Support in the development of knowledge products related to partnerships and disseminating internally to support institutional capacity on partner relations;
• Support in contributing to the monitoring of soft and hard pipelines on resource mobilization;
• Support with quality assurance of Donor Agreements through the Donor Agreements Management System (DAMS);
• Support in the organization of Resource Mobilization related events, including donor briefings;
• Support and contributing in the organization of capacity building workshops and webinars for COs;
• Support in drafting minutes of meetings held with donors and partners and keeping a well-organized archive within sharepoint of communication flows with donors and partners;
• Support in the collaboration with communication unit to enhance the visibility of the donors and their contributions to the region, and supporting the development of advocacy/ resource mobilization materials for Gender Equality and Women Empowerement (GEWE) support in the region.

Learning goals include:

• Enhanced knowlegde of UN Women mandate and policies, including regional set-up;
• Enhanced knowlegde and understanding of the Partnerships & Resource Mobilization unit within UN Women;
• Familiarization with UN Women Governance and Executive Board;
• Enhanced knowledge and understanding of UN Women programme design and delivery mechanisms;
• Enhanced knowledge in UN technical language, working procedures, and coordination mechanisms;
• Enhanced knowldge and understanding working in a multicultural setting.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity;
• Integrity;
• Professionalism.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

• Strong IT skills, including the use of MS PowerPoint, ERP, Excel, Teams and SharePoint;
• Experience in visualization tools like Power BI;Google Data Studio, Canva;
• Creativity in writing and designing content, including storytelling skills is an advantage.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines:International Relations, Sociology, Development Studies or related fields;
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements;
• a) Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
• b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
• c) Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within two-years of graduation.

Language:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Renumeration:

Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.

All applications must include (as an attachment) a completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form-en.doc

Please note that the system will only allow one attachment and candidates are required to include in the P-11 form links for their previously published reports and articles completed within the last two years. Applications without the completed and signed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (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.