Deadline: December 31, 2014
Location: UNV
Headquarters, Germany.
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN
organization that contributes to peace and development through
volunteerism worldwide. UNV is headquartered in Bonn, Germany
and has approximately 150 staff positions–with the majority in Bonn
and some positions with different UN peacekeeping and political
missions, and in other Headquarters locations (e.g. New York and
Tokyo).
The programme includes a specific modality for youth volunteerism,
which aims to meet the needs of young volunteers whilst harnessing
their skills and experience. It also aims to foster partnerships with a
broad range of youth-led, volunteer involving, and civil society
organizations, governments and other
UN agencies in order to discover new opportunities for youth
volunteerism and exchange best practices. Finally it seeks to
strengthen national and regional capacities including policy and
legislative frameworks for governments, civil society and other
partners to develop and sustain youth volunteer schemes.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience:
-Education: Completed undergraduate degree (Bachelor) and current
enrollment in a Master’s degree or equivalent. Only those students who
will return to their studies upon completion of their internship
assignments are eligible;
-Field of study: Development-related fields such as economics,
international relations, anthropology, sociology, public or business
administration, or environmental studies. Other fields of study may be
considered depending on the type of assignment;
-Language skills: Written and spoken proficiency in English and
preferably in an additional official UN Language (French, Spanish,
Arabic, Russian, Chinese);
Demonstrated interest in the field of development and the work of
international organizations.
-Previous experience in:-organization of workshops/ events-partnership
building and stakeholder consultations-and/ or communications and
campaign management-and/or research and policy development as well
as experience in developing countries is desirable. Knowledge of the UN
work environment an advantage.
-Enthusiastic about the role of youth volunteerism and participation in
peace and development and ready to learn.
-Experience in non–formal education an asset.
Good oral and written communications skills and demonstrated research
abilities and interest.
-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.
Application Instructions
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and called for a
motivational interview that will take place on an ongoing basis. Please
also refer to UNV’s general terms and conditions for internships at
UNV website Applications (Application form [MS Word],CV and a short paragraph
on your motivation in English) should be sent via e-mail to : kati.leipold@unv.org
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