Overview
Internship opportunity to support policy, research, and advocacy efforts related to the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse within United Nations peacekeeping, humanitarian, development, and human rights sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct research on issues related to the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse including data collection and analysis.
- Support in implementing advocacy, internal and external communications strategies and campaigns, including through the use of web-based tools.
- Provide general office support services; drafting and/or processing a variety of correspondence and other communications.
- Assist in preparing, updating and maintaining a variety of presentations and other communications and information materials.
- May support legal and/or policy research, including comparative analysis and drafting related to UN accountability frameworks and policy documents on sexual exploitation and abuse, in accordance with international, criminal, human rights, and administrative law.
- Undertake other responsibilities, as required.
Required Experience
No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (1) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or, (2) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent). Be computer literate in standard software applications.
