Internship - Partnership and Coordination Service, Division of External Relations in Geneva, Switzerland

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Internship in Partnership and Coordination Service, Division of External Relations, Geneva, Switzerland.

Duty Station: UNHCR Geneva, Switzerland
Duration: 3 months
Closing date:  28 May 2019
Expected start date: 10 June 2019

Organizational context
UNHCR¿s Partnership and Coordination Service (PCS) is responsible for ensuring UNHCR approaches partnerships in a strategic and coherent manner. The Services provides support to regional and country offices on relationships with UN agencies, NGOs, advocacy partners and others and ensure UNHCR exercises effective field leadership and coordination in line with its Mandate and agreed frameworks. Located in Geneva, PCS comprises the Inter-Agency and Coordination Section (IACS), the NGO and Civil Society Section, and the Sports Section.
The incumbent will be part of Refugee Sports Coordination team, which works to provide guidance and support on the use of sport as a tool for protection in forced displacement situations, as well as identifying and nurturing sports partnerships and programme opportunities that benefit the children and youth that UNHCR serves.
The position
UNHCR is looking for individuals with a wide range of skills and great interest in the work of the organization to support our work. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Refugee Sports Coordinator, who will on a regular basis discuss the various issues and tasks to be assigned to the incumbent. ¿
The incumbent¿s tasks shall include, inter alia:
¿ Preparation of meeting minutes, briefings, talking points and other information packages as requested.
¿ Working with the Sports Section, the Regional Bureaux and other stakeholders, both internal and external, conduct research on sports activities in UNHCR operations globally. 
¿ Development of data collection tools
¿ Production of a report that outlines the finding of the research
¿ Production of other materials, as required, related to the sport for protection approach and the use of sport as a tool for protection.
¿ Support of the broader PCS team during meetings and events as required.
¿ Undertake any other tasks assigned.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required
In order to be considered for an internship, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
¿ Recent graduate (those persons who completed their studies within one year of applying) or current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO; and
¿ Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of the Organization.
¿ Candidates who have immediate relatives (father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister) working as staff members of UNHCR are not eligible.

Other qualifications
¿ The candidate must be interested in advocacy, humanitarian, development or external relations work.
¿ Knowledge of Photoshop, WordPress software, editing tools or an interest in learning them is an advantage

Key skills
¿ Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
¿ Required languages: English & French are essential; any other language is an asset
¿ Interest in the humanitarian cause
¿ Excellent interpersonal skills
¿ Diplomacy
¿ Discretion
¿ Meticulous attention to detail
¿ Effective in time management
¿ Organizational abilities
¿ Computer skills

Conditions
The internship is for three months and the start date is 10 June 2019. It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9.00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday (40 hours per week).
Allowance:  Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help to cover the cost of food, local transportation and living expenses.

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. Please note that the closing date for applications for this internship advertisement is Tuesday 28 May 2019 (midnight Geneva time).