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.
The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) is a partnership between the United Nations, Member States, and the civil society, which supports women led and women’s rights organizations working to build peace and provide humanitarian response throughout the world. UN Women hosts the Secretariat of the United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund. The WPHF Secretariat mobilizes resources, designs funding windows and mechanisms, ensures timely and quality monitoring and reporting. The Secretariat’s mandate is also to manage the Global Learning Hub (L-HUB) which aims to strengthen WPHF civil society organization (CSO) partners’ skills and abilities through training and peer exchange webinars, peer learning small grants and opportunities, in person convenings and training resources on peace and humanitarian issues.
The L-HUB mobilizes knowledge, resources and expertise of I/NGOs, private sector entities, governments, researchers, and other entities to develop capacity development and knowledge exchange initiatives for CSO partners at global level. The L-HUB encompasses a range of programmes and tools designed to foster networking, solidarity and movement building among CSOs working on the frontlines of crisis and support their resilience and institutional development.
Under the supervision of WPHF Deputy Head of Secretariat and in collaboration with the L-HUB team, the L-HUB Knowledge Management intern will be responsible for providing project and research support to WPHF L-HUB initiatives targeting WPHF active and past CSO partners and additional CSOs working in conflict-affected settings.
The L-HUB Knowledge Management intern will support the L-HUB’s team to produce and disseminate knowledge products in different languages, organize, manage and enrich the L-HUB digital library on WPS-HA issues and the L-HUB Facebook group and distribution list in addition to supporting the L-HUB's visibility among CSO partners, donors and wider audiences.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the L-HUB team with the drafting of learning resources (peer exchange briefs, training tip-sheets etc.).
- Assist the L-HUB team in the preparation, coordination and further dissemination of L-HUB online and in-person events (training webinars, peer exchanges, knowledge cafv©s etc.) in multiple languages and channels (Zoom, YouTube, Facebook, MailChimp etc.).
- Support the organizing and regular updating of the L-HUB's Digital Library and its inventory.
- Support the management of the L-HUB distribution list, drafting and dissemination of Monthly updates and the onboarding of CSO partners to the L-HUB.
- Assist the L-HUB team in identifying and promoting learning, networking and coalition building opportunities for CSO partners through the L-HUB Facebook group.
- Support the L-HUB team with the production of communication materials and contents to enhance the L-HUB's visibility among CSO partners, donors, public and other audiences and support the L-HUB team resource mobilization efforts.
- Carry out other tasks assigned to support the L-HUB team and the WPHF secretariat, as required.
Competencies
Core Values:
- Respect for Diversity
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
- Accountability
- Creative Problem Solving
- Effective Communication
- Inclusive Collaboration
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Leading by Example
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Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- University studies in one of the following disciplines: International relations, gender studies, social and/or political science, international development, human rights, international law or other relevant subjects is required.
- Meet one of the following:
- 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 two-years period of graduation; or
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.
Language:
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
- Working knowledge of French or Spanish or Arabic language is required; working knowledge of another of these three languages is an advantage.
Renumeration:
Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.
Application Information:
- All applicants must submit a completed and signed P.11 form with their application.
- Due to the high volume of applications received, UN Women can ONLY contact successful candidates.
- The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a valid health insurance plan at the duty station of the internship, proof of school enrollment or degree, a scanned copy of their passport/national ID and a copy of a valid visa (as applicable).
Note:
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
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