CJob Opening
Job Opening ID: 258208
Job Network: Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family: Humanitarian Affairs
Category and Level: Internship, I-1
Duty Station: GENEVA
Department/Office: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date Posted: May 16, 2025
Deadline: May 24, 2025
Work Location
Geneva, Switzerland
Expected duration
3 months, preferably June to September 25
Duties and Responsibilities
This internship is designed to be full-time and to be conducted in-person and/or remote and/or hybrid. The modality may be adjusted based on request of the successful candidate. Under the supervision of the CMCS training lead, the intern will perform the following tasks:
(a) Assist in fine-tuning the UN-CMCoord training programme based on what is expected from OCHA in this role, e.g. cultural diversity in communication or the protection of living heritage.
(b) Assist in research on global and regional civil-military coordination environments with a focus on access constraints and non-state armed groups.
(c) Help explore mutually supportive civil-military coordination practices in the area of security, access and humanitarian protection.
(d) Assist in the day-to-day management of CMCS-led training programmes:
(i) Maintain a comprehensive database of course graduates
(ii) Assist in optimizing existing processes in the context of training delivery
(iii) Prepare, in cooperation with the training assistant, training material
(iv) Draft correspondence
(e) Maintain the training component of dialoguing.org and other virtual platforms for information sharing between CMCS and its clients, in particular the graduates of the training programme:
(i) Establish and maintain contact lists on the virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre (VO)
(ii) Review the humanitarian civil-military coordination webpage (dialoguing.org)
(f) Perform any other duties as assigned by the training lead and direct supervisor.
Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
(a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or
(b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
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 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. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
Good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Fluency in spoken and written English is required for this internship.
Knowledge of French is desirable.
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.
Deadline: 24 May 2025
