Intern - CT/PVE ROSEN

Overview

The internship is located in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROSEN), Dakar, Senegal. The role involves assisting with conceptualizing, planning, organizing and implementing technical and capacity building assistance activities for West Africa, aimed at strengthening the capacities of criminal justice counterparts to prevent and counter terrorism.

Tasks Summary

• Assist with conceptualizing, planning, organizing and implementing of technical and capacity building assistance activities for West Africa, aimed at strengthening the capacities of criminal justice counterparts to prevent and counter terrorism;
• Draft letters, concept notes, meeting agendas and summaries relevant to the team’s technical assistance activities;
• Contribute to the elaboration of background documents, presentations, briefing notes, summaries, talking points and speeches;
• Assist in the preparation of national and regional technical assistance workshops, meetings, high-level events and conferences;
• Attend and take notes at meetings, as required;
• Support the programme’s outreach through the preparation of social media posts and web stories;
• Contact and coordinate with vendors and meeting participants for administrative purposes;
• Perform other tasks, as necessary.

Experience Requirements

No professional work experience required. Nonetheless relevant experience related to West and Central Africa, to responding to matters affecting the security sector and criminal justice challenges, including in areas related to counter terrorism, or in a national or international diplomatic service, is desirable. Ability to draft project related documents such as letters, concept notes, news articles and/or social media posts in desirable. Good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Be computer literate in standard software applications.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in oral and written English is required.

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of another official United Nations language, in particular French, is an advantage.

Contract Duration: 6 months

Work Modality:

Remuneration: The internship is UNPAID and full time. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.