Job Opening

Posting Title: INTERN-Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE), I (Temporary Job Opening)

Job Code Title: INTERN-ADMINISTRATION

Department/Office: United Nations Logistic Base

Duty Station: BRINDISI

Posting Period: 22 March 2023 - 20 March 2024

Job Opening Number: 23-Administration-UNLB-204799-J-Brindisi (A)

Staffing Exercise    N/A

Org. Setting and Reporting

   The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) provides critical Supply Chain, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies services and Training to all peacekeeping and special political missions around the world as well as to other UN Offices, Agencies Funds and Programs.

   This position is located within the Central Service Office, under the Office of the Director, based in the United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Brindisi, Italy.

   The Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) intern reports to the Chief Central Service and the GSC Gender Focal Point.

   The GEWE internship is for a maximum period of 6 months. Two (2) post are available.

Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Central Service or his/her designated staff member, and GSC Gender Focal Point, the GEWE intern will be performing the following duties:

？ Support Gender Focal Point administrative activities at the Front Office.

？ Support arrangements for the organization of meetings, workshops, events.

？ Assemble briefing materials and prepare power-point and other presentations, in collaboration with the Gender Focal Point and Gender Coordination Team

？ Support in organizing and coordination of filing of documents and maintaining mailing lists.

？ Perform any other communication, administrative and logistical duties as requested by the Gender Focal Point.

？ Assist the Gender Coordination Team’s in planning and preparatory efforts for briefings, training, presentations.

？ Assist in data and information management.

？ Support the organization of meetings.

？ Draft minutes in meetings as required.

？ Perform other duties as required.

Education

   Please note that to qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, 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);
(b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent).
The Intern is expected to:
- Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and
- Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
- Be computer literate in standard software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Be proficient in standard office automation (equipment, scanner, printer, etc.).
The field of study must be closely related to the type of internship you are applying for. For this internship, studies in political science, international cooperation, law, humanistic social sciences or related is required.

Job - Specific Qualification

   Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point is desirable.

Work Experience

   No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.

Languages

   English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

Assessment

   Potential candidates will be contacted by hiring manager directly for further consideration.

Special Notice

   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.

   “In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, applicants may be requested to undertake the internship remotely in view of constraints regarding visa issuance, international travel and access to UN premises. Applicants must be willing and prepared to undertake the internship remotely for a part or the entirety of the internship.”
   The internship is UNPAID and full-time (i.e., an intern is expected to work five days per week (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CET) and there should be no expectation of employment within the UN after an internship.
   A completed online application (Cover Note and Curriculum Vitae/Personal History Profile) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The Cover Note must include:
？ Title of degree you are currently pursuing.
？ Graduation Date (When will you graduate or when did you graduate from the programme?).
？ List the IT skills and programmes that you are proficient in.
？ Explain why you are the best candidate for this specific internship.
？ Explain your interest in the United Nations Internship Programme.
In your cover note, please indicate when you would like to start your internship. Please note that start and end dates are flexible.
   In your online Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences, IT skills, and three references.
   Due to the high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.
Interns shall not be eligible to apply for or be appointed to any position in the Professional or higher categories or at the FS-6 and FS-7 levels in the Field Service category during the period of the internship and the six months immediately following the expiration date thereof.
Applicants who are children or siblings of a staff member shall not be eligible to apply for an internship at the United Nations. Applicants who are otherwise related to a staff member may be engaged as interns, provided that they are neither assigned to the same work unit as such staff member nor placed under the direct or indirect supervision of such staff member. For purposes of this instruction, "child" means: (a) the child of a staff member; (b) the child of the spouse of a staff member (stepchild); or (c) the son- or daughter-in-law of a staff member. "Sibling" includes a half-sibling or step sibling.

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.

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