Advocacy Intern, Save the Children Geneva Office

Job title: Advocacy Intern, Save the Children Geneva Office

Reports to: International Advocacy Director and UN Representative, Geneva Advocacy Office

Based in: Geneva, Switzerland

Purpose: To support the Save the Children Geneva Office with its work on advocacy in relation to children’s rights

Save the Children

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. Thirty member organisations make up Save the Children International, running programmes in over 120 countries, with a staff of more than 14,000. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

The Geneva Office

The main goal of the Geneva advocacy office is to create positive change for children by advocating on key child rights and humanitarian issues and influencing policy at the global level to the United Nations bodies and member states based in Geneva. The SC Office in Geneva directs most of its advocacy to the mainstreaming of children’s rights into human rights mechanisms and humanitarian response. Contacts are particularly important with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other NGOs as well as the UN member states and donors based in Geneva.

Job Description:

The Save the Children Geneva Office is currently looking for an intern to support us in our advocacy work for a period of 6 months.

The intern’s duties will include:

o Engagement in advocacy or programme work of the office, including conducting research and thematic analyses in support of advocacy activities on health, humanitarian, migration or child rights;

o Attend and report on relevant meetings in Geneva, including, amongst others, meetings of the Human Rights Council, IOM, OHCHR, OCHA, UNHCR and WHO;

o Support the organization of advocacy meetings, events and panel discussions;

o Update internal and external websites for the office;

o Organise or support arrangements for hospitality, conferences, events, workshops and attend when required;

o Develop, maintain and update information databases (such as hotel lists, consultants lists, conference centres and contact lists in permanent missions, UN agencies and civil society);

o Provide logistical support for staff travel and venue arrangements. Make travel and hotel reservations; and;

o Maintain distribution lists and carry out mailings of reports as appropriate.

o Other tasks as appropriate within a small office requiring willingness and flexibility such as monitoring and ordering office supplies, data inputting, handling incoming enquiries.

Save the Children Geneva office recognize this as a training opportunity so there will be some flexibility for the successful candidate to input into their work plan to potentially develop a project related to their interests. The role is part-time (between 50%- 80%) to fit in with study commitments.

Qualifications and skills:

• Ongoing Master’s level studies in a relevant field, in particular international humanitarian and human rights law, global health and/or international relations
• An understanding of the advocacy/policy environment of the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, particularly the Human Rights Council, IOM, OCHA, OHCHR, UNHCR and/or WHO. A proven ability to work in a professional manner in a multilingual, multifaceted, international setting with limited supervision and a willingness to learn new skills.
• Highly organized and able to anticipate needs.
• Strong sense of responsibility coupled with teamwork skills.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Fluency in English and French (spoken and written), Spanish is an asset.
• Computer skills including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Ability to maintain simple websites.
• The right to live in/near Geneva and to work in an intern role (enrolled student).

Terms and Conditions:

Part-time for 6 months, beginning end January 2017.

The associate will be paid a pro rata allowance equivalent to a full time salary of CHF 1’000 per month rising to CHF 2,000 per month after successful completion of three months in the role.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your CV and a covering letter in English to geneva.info@savethechildren.org

The closing date for receipt of applications 9th January 2017.

Interviews will be in English and French.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.