Intern for the State of the World Volunteerism Report
Duration: The description below refers to various internship opportunities between 3 to 6 months on an ongoing basis. Please indicate your concrete availability between July 2010 and July 2012.
Background
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UNV volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity, as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity.
As the focal point for the International Year of Volunteers 2001 (IYV2001), UNV is active in the follow up to the Year, for which the key objectives were the recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteerism. As part of its mandate to promote volunteerism for development, UNV will prepare the first State of the World Volunteerism report to be released during the tenth anniversary year of IYV in 2011. The Report is intended to help reinforce the changing paradigm of discussion around volunteerism as a significant force for economic and social development.
This initiative will be located in the Office of the Executive Coordinator which includes the Executive Coordinator, Deputy Executive Coordinator, the Evaluation Unit, and Management Support Unit.
The Office of the Executive Coordinator
The intern will be based in the OEC office under the supervision of the Project Manager for the State of World Volunteerism Report, however s/he will liaise with all sections of UNV in headquarters and in the field as well as with other UN organizations and partners in civil society and academia at an international level.
Duties and responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the Project Manager for the State of World Volunteerism Report, the intern will support the implementation of the project through communicating with project partners, research and monitoring developments through different means of communication such as social media. Depending on the competencies and interests of the intern, assignments would include:
- Research, collect, analyze and edit documents related to the State of World Volunteerism Report.
- Develop reports or policy briefs with reviews of studies, books, reports on volunteerism in different languages.
- Collect and analyze background materials on Volunteerism. Assist project activities, especially in the field of virtual networks and online facilitation.
- Taking minutes and preparing presentations for in-house committees.
- Perform other duties as required.
The intern is also expected to strengthen his/her knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and other publications.
Learning opportunities for the intern
- General understanding of the work and mission of the UNV programme, and of volunteerism’s contribution to development effectiveness;
- Insight and hands-on experience in UNV’s role in facilitating and promoting volunteerism;
- Insight and hands-on experience in project management, organizing international meetings, and
- Becoming more familiar with working in an International Organization and in a multicultural environment
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- Fluency in oral and written English is must; Fluency in French or Spanish an asset.
- Good oral and written communications skills and demonstrated research abilities and interest
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree / programme in social science, political science, communications, knowledge management, development, international relations, statistics or a related field. (Please note that only candidates who will be returning to their studies upon the completion of their internship qualify for an internship with UNV.)
- Enthusiastic about the role of volunteerism in peace and development and a ready to learn.
- Strong interest in development cooperation and in the work of the United Nations Volunteers programme.
- Previous experience in research, as well as experience in developing countries is desirable. Knowledge of the UN work environment an advantage.
- Internet proficiency as well as proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required. Experience with the development of statistics, charts in Excel and Web 2.0 tools (especially social networking) an asset.
- Experience in volunteering a strong asset.
General Terms and Conditions
- UNDP Conditions of Service for interns (http://www.undp.org/internships/) apply for interns working at UNV Headquarters.
- The Internship Programme operates on a non-remunerative basis. Costs and arrangements for travel, visa, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the intern.
- The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNV but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.
- UNV accepts no responsibility for the intern’s medical insurance or for costs arising from illness during the internship. Interns are required to provide proof of medical insurance coverage.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and called for a motivational interview that will take place on an ongoing basis.
Applications (CV & cover letter in English) with an indication of your concrete availability between July 2010 and July 2012 should be sent via e-mail to Aygen[dot]aytac[at]unvolunteers[dot]org.
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