Children and Youth Development - Intern (Hybrid)

Job Description

Work Location

• Hybrid, Nairobi, Kenya

Expected Duration

• 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the UN-Habitat Focal Point for Children and Youth, the intern will:

• Assist in conducting desk reviews and facilitate stakeholder mapping related to youth and children in urban settings.
• Contribute to the preparation of knowledge products, background papers, briefing notes, and reports.
• Support the design, planning, implementation, and documentation of child- and youth-focused projects or initiatives.
• Contribute to logistical and administrative preparations for meetings, workshops, and events.
• Support outreach activities to promote youth participation in urban policy dialogues and community-led planning processes.
• Assist in engagement and liaison with youth-led organizations, child rights networks, and urban governance institutions.
• Assist in drafting communications materials, including social media posts, blogs, and newsletters that amplify children and youth voices in urban development.
• Support in tracking progress on youth- and child-specific components of HRSIU’s projects and initiatives.
• Contribute to the preparation of periodic internal and donor reports.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications / Special Skills
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements at the time of application:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or higher),
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level), or
• Have graduated with a Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, or equivalent.

Other required skills and attributes:

• Computer literacy in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and commitment to its ideals.
• Ability to interact successfully with individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds and beliefs, showing tolerance and understanding of differing opinions.
• Preferred fields of study: Human rights, gender, urban planning, sustainable development, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in supporting or leading youth or child engagement activities is required.
• Experience in working with youth- or child-focused networks is desirable.
• Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Languages

• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Additional Information

• 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 need to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization.

Deadline : Oct 24, 2025