Emplois au PNUD - 70931- Partnerships Research and Communication Intern

Partnerships Research and Communication Intern

Lieu :

Istanbul, TURQUIE

Type de contrat :

Internship

Date de commencement :

Date limite de candidature :

22-Mar-17 (Minuit New York, États-Unis)

Niveau du poste :

Intern

Durée du contrat initial

estimated end March 2017 – end July 2017 (with possibility of extension until end September 2017)

Langues requises :

Anglais

Durée prévue de la mission :

Le PNUD s’engage à recruter un personnel divers en termes de genre, de nationalité et de culture. Nous encourageons de même les personnes issues des minorités ethniques, des communautés autochtones ou handicapées à postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitées dans la plus stricte confidentialité. Le PNUD ne tolère pas l’exploitation et / ou les atteintes sexuelles, ni aucune forme de harcèlement, y compris le harcèlement sexuel, et / ou toutes formes de discrimination. Tous/tes les candidats/tes selectectionnes /ées devront ainsi se soumettre à de rigoureuses vérifications relatives aux références fournies ainsi qu’à leurs antécédents.

Historique

The UNDP RBEC Regional Programme Document for Europe and the CIS (RPD for ECIS) 2014-2017 was approved by the Executive Board in January 2014. One of the outcomes of the Regional Programme focuses on UNDP’s contribution to development debates and effective development cooperation in ECIS (Outcome 4: Development debates and actions at all level prioritize poverty, inequality and exclusion, consistent with our engagement principles (UNDP’s corporate Strategic Plan Outcome 7).
As part of UNDP’s efforts to enhance strategic positioning and partnership profile globally, including in countries of Europe and the CIS, UNDP seeks to catalyze action that will help governments take advantage of multilateral funding for development and lead to new and innovative partnerships, including with International Financial Institutions (IFIs), private sector, foundations and the new and emerging donor governments.

Within the framework of the Regional Programme 2014-2017, the UNDP RBEC Partnerships Team seeks to recruit an intern to support the team’s work particularly with research and light communication deliverables. The intern will support the team and selected UNDP Country Offices in mapping partnership opportunities (including donor portfolios) and providing on-demand support to information gathering for resource mobilization.

The intern will undertake activities related to UNDP’s new partnerships agenda. He or she will provide assistance to the Partnership team on 1) relevant resource mobilization information and support to UNDP Country Offices; 2) partnerships with new and emerging donors, 3) engagement with new development stakeholders, including the private sector and international financial institution.

The intern will report to the Team Leader, New Partnership and Emerging Donors, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Under the supervision of the Team Leader, New Partnerships and Emerging Donors, UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, and in close collaboration with the Partnerships Development Analyst and the Resource Mobilization Consultant working in the same Team, the Partnerships Research and Communication Intern will conduct desk research, including donor intelligence (targeted information about specific donors/ specific topics relevant for the ECIS region), and support resource mobilization and partnership development activities of the UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub.

The intern will undertake the following tasks:

Provide support for on-demand thematic or donors-specific resource mobilization research, provide support in monitoring and provision of regular updates on the international development landscape in the RBEC region for UNDP Country Offices (including providing supporting research for the Partnerships newsletter) and thematic teams at the UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub;
Provide support in elaborating a private sector engagement mapping and adjacent case studies in the ECIS region (targeting UNDP Country Offices);
Provide support with the elaboration and implementation of a regional communication action plan raising awareness of the development contribution of new/emerging donor countries in the ECIS region and on UNDP’s partnerships with these donors;
Provide support with the organization of events (including for example regional trainings for new/emerging donor countries in the ECIS region);
Provide support with administrative tasks as needed;
Provide support with translations (if needed and depending on the linguistic abilities of the selected intern).

Timeframe: The intern is expected to work with the Istanbul Regional Hub New Partnerships Team in the period March – July 2017. The duration of the assignment can be extended to a maximum total duration of 6 moths, as per the availability and interest of both parties.

Compétences

Excellent writing and editing skills;
Excellent research skills;
Strong analytical abilities;
Very good social media skills;
Strong interest in international development and in new/emerging donors in Europe and the CIS;
Ability to work in team, openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;

Qualifications et expériences requises

Education:

The intern should be either enrolled in a Master Degree programme or recently graduated (the successful candidate should start the internship within one year of graduation) from a post-graduate programme in international development, international relations, political studies, communications or related field;

Experience:

Experience with design software tools;
Computer literacy in standard software applications is required;

Languages:

Proficiency in English, with excellent writing, research and analytical skills is a must;
Knowledge of Russian would be an advantage.

Financial aspects
Internships within the UN system are unpaid and subject to conditions the applicant must get familiar with prior to signing his/her internship agreement.
The costs associated with the internship must be borne by the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or by the student, who will have to obtain financing for subsistence and make his or her own arrangements for travel, accommodation etc.

Application procedure:
The application should contain:

Brief Cover Letter (in English) stating interest in and qualifications for the post;
Current and complete CV in English;
One relevant writing sample (maximum 1500 words) on a topic related to development cooperation, preferably focused on the Europe and CIS region.

Please group all your documents (cover letter CV and writing sample) into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Candidates who are selected must submit following documents:

Official letter from the University confirming enrolment in a graduate-level degree programme or graduation certificate from a relevant post-graduate degree (not older than 1 year at the time when the successful candidate is expected to commence the internship);
Proof of medical and life/accident insurance valid for the location in which the internship will be carried out. Selected intern must have medical and life insurance.

UNDP only accepts interns for a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 6 months.
UNDP accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship.
Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.
It is important to note that interns are responsible to arrange for their own visa and residence documents, and need to plan for these well in advance.

Subsequent Employment:
The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies.
Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.
More information available at: http://www.eurasia.undp.org/content/rbec/en/home/about_us/jobs/internships/.