UN WOMEN Jobs - 49765- Internship on Organizational Mainstreaming of Secu

Internship on Organizational Mainstreaming of Security

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

15-Oct-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Unit/ Project Background:

The Security Section at UN Women Headquarters in New York seeks to enlist a full-time intern to support with the global implementation of security mainstreaming and organizational security outreach.

The intern will assist the Security Advisor in the expansion and implementation of a security mainstreaming roll out strategy, which will look to incorporate the principals of organizational resilience management. Additionally the intern will look to develop and maintain the established UN Women security intranet web page, whilst engaging UN Women’s field based security focal points to improve information and support workflows.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Security Associate and in cooperation with the UN Women Security Advisor the intern will specifically be responsible for the following:

Development, Promulgation and Implementation of Security Mainstreaming Strategies:

Identification and exploitation of interaction platforms within the UN Women Programme and Project Life Cycles;
Research and develop existing and new security mainstreaming implementation methodologies;
Research and develop existing evaluation tools within UN Women to identify potential shortcoming and improvements to the mainstreaming process;
Identify and interact with field based UN Women security focal points and support actors;
Interact with security teams within UN sister agencies to identify similar or improved security mainstreaming systems;
Research and develop a global roll-out strategy to actuate a 12 month period of implementation.

Development and Maintenance of UN Women Security Intranet Web Page:

With guidance from the Security Associate, identify improvements to the existing security intranet web page to include field interaction and reporting mechanisms;
Consult with UN Women ICT to develop and implement proposed platforms;
Upload and maintain security information and advisory portals;
Consolidate ORMS field data and develop interaction points;
Research and develop practical interaction methodologies for HQs, Regional Offices and Field Offices.

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles

Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Development and Innovation:

Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

Work in teams:

Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards other.

Conflict Management:

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies

Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities.
Ability to provide input to business processes, elaboration and implementation of new data management systems
Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships with clients, demonstrating understanding of client’s perspective; anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

The intern must have studies in development studies, international relations, political science or other similar subject at the university level that includes risk management and/or security.
Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

Experience:

Study or experience in threat and risk analysis;
Proficient in using new technologies, web-based platforms;
Familiar with women’s rights issues or international development/relations.

Language:

Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
Working knowledge of another UN language a distinct advantage.

Interns are not financially remunerated by UN Women.