Adolescent and Gender Programmes - Intern

Job Description

Duration: 26 weeks

Tasks to Be Completed Support to GCO Adolescent Girls’ Consultations and Regional Girls’ Summit

• Establish and Engage the GCO Adolescent Girl Advisory Group:
• • Support outreach, selection, onboarding, and capacity building of members.
  • Ensure meaningful participation in UNICEF Ghana’s adolescent and gender programmes.
  • Amplify peer voices in events such as the Regional Girls’ Summit.
• Coordinate Ghana’s Participation in the Regional Adolescent Girl Summit:
  • Prepare and mobilize adolescent girl delegates.
  • Document national promising practices.
  • Produce relevant advocacy materials in collaboration with Communications and Partnerships teams.
• Amplify Visibility and Regional Advocacy:
  • Ensure Ghanaian girls’ voices are reflected in regional dialogues.
  • Promote advocacy positioning girls as key actors in policy and initiative development.
• Review UNICEF Ghana Program Documents:
  • Analyze documents (concept notes, reports, work plans) to ensure gender-responsive and transformative integration.
• Support Gender Mainstreaming Across Sectors:
  • Develop and disseminate internal guidelines, tools, and best practices (Health, Education, WASH, Child Protection, Social Policy).
• Contribute to Evidence Generation:
  • Provide research support and organize gender-disaggregated data on adolescent and gender issues.
• Support Communication and Advocacy:
  • Gather programmatic insights for use in briefs, success stories, and key messages.
• Facilitate Coordination and Knowledge Management:
  • Plan and document meetings, workshops, and events.
  • Maintain the Adolescent & Gender SharePoint collaboration site.

Support to the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Project (AGP II)

• Coordinate and document AGP II activities, especially UNICEF’s contributions.
• Support data collection, monitoring, and reporting with a focus on adolescent girl-centered outcomes.
• Compile human-interest stories, program data, and lessons learned for communication and advocacy materials.

Support to the Health Section (Secondment)

• Support the Safety Net project with gender-responsive implementation.
• Assist initiatives for pregnant adolescent girls’ access to health services.
• Contribute to the development of Adolescent Girls Parenting Programs.
• Support the design of an e-tracking tool for adolescent health and gender outcomes.
• Participate in field data collection across regions in Ghana.

Expected Deliverables

• Analytical reviews of program documents with gender integration recommendations.
• Meeting minutes, agendas, and background documents.
• Research briefs and data compilations (e.g., on MHM, teenage pregnancy, girls’ education).
• Program briefs, advocacy messages, success stories for the Adolescent & Gender section.
• Regularly updated SharePoint collaboration site.

For AGP II Support:

• Coordination notes and preparatory documents.
• Contributions to monitoring reports and data summaries.
• Communication drafts and compiled project data.

For Health Section Support:

• Documentation and reports on Safety Net implementation.
• Materials for pregnant adolescents and parenting programs.
• Specifications for the e-tracking tool.
• Field data collection reports.

Supervision and Reporting

• Supervised by the Gender Programme Specialist, UNICEF Ghana Country Office, Accra.
• Receives technical guidance from the Health Section Program Specialist.
• Collaborates with the UNV Program Officer and other internal and external partners.
• Completion of internship evaluation form required.

Duration and Payment

• Time Frame: 26 weeks (6 months)
• Payment:
• • Interns not receiving stipends and based in Accra/Tamale will receive 70% of the net GS-3 Step 1 salary per month.
• Official Travel:
  • Reimbursed travel costs for official travel outside Accra (meals/accommodation not to exceed DSA).
  • Field travel should be limited to reduce costs and risks.

Internship Status

• Interns are not considered staff members.
• Must respect UNICEF’s rules and maintain impartiality and confidentiality.
• Not permitted to represent or communicate on behalf of UNICEF externally.
• Must avoid conflicts of interest and behaviors that reflect poorly on UNICEF.

General Conditions

• Based in UNICEF Ghana Country Office, Accra.
• Office will provide necessary equipment.
• Interns responsible for travel to/from duty station, accommodation, and living expenses.
• Must comply with UNICEF’s internship guidelines, including proof of health/medical insurance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Education:
  • Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a degree program in:
    • Social Sciences, Gender Studies, International Development, Public Health, Education, Sociology, Psychology, or related fields.
• Documentation:
  • Letter confirming enrolment or recent transcript/certificate of graduation (within past 2 years).
• Experience:
  • Demonstrated interest in child rights, gender equality, adolescent development, or program support (via internships, volunteering, academic projects).
  • Report writing and research experience preferred.
• Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher).
  • Experience with digital collaboration tools is an asset.
• Language:
  • Fluency in English required.
  • Knowledge of another UN language or local Ghanaian language is an asset.
• Restrictions:
  • No relatives (parents or siblings) may work at UNICEF.
  • No direct reporting line to any related staff member.

Deadline: August 13, 2025

About the Organization

UNICEF is out to change the world for children vaccination by vaccination, blanket by blanket, biscuit by biscuit, book by book. In most of America, these things are considered completely ordinary. But in many parts of the developing world, they can save a child's life. UNICEF is unique among world organizations and unique among those working with young people. As a global movement, we use our authority to influence decision makers and diverse partners to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. In 155 countries and territories, UNICEF's field staff uses hard-won expertise to meet the challenges facing children and those who care for them. Our history has given us a profound understanding of development and the importance of child health, education, equality and protection in advancing humanity. All that we do helps children realize their full potential. In support of UNICEF's work, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF focuses on five major priorities: education, emergencies, HIV/AIDS, immunization and malnutrition.