Intern: RCO support to the UNCT on gender equality

Overview

The internship supports the UN Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) with the Gender Theme Group and gender focal points in organizing meetings, drafting data visualizations, and assisting with joint campaigns.

Tasks Summary

• Support the RCO with the Human Rights and Gender Thematic Group in organizing meetings, retreat, including calendar invites, draft minutes of meetings, and logistical coordination.
• Support the preparation and implementation of joint gender equality campaigns, including assisting in development of tools and materials for coordination.
• Supporting the UN in the reporting towards the SWAP gender equality scorecards.
• Support the UN in developing new joint programmes and joint programming on key gender issues.
• Assist the Officer in Charge in promoting and facilitating consultations with local NGOs.
• Support the organization of meetings and events with external stakeholders.
• Assist in the visualization and analysis of gender data to support advocacy and programming.
• Review/analyses of relevant documents, strategies, researches.
• Maintain and update the Gender Stakeholder Database, ensuring accessibility and accuracy.
• Other required tasks as per management request

Experience Requirements

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

Qualification Requirements

• Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Studies or participation in groups/CSOs activities related to gender issues is desired.
• Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams and especially of MS Excel.
• Knowledge of MS Lists or similar software is desirable.
• Previous engagement in organization of youth activities is desirable.
• Ability to coordinate/organise activities with groups of people and/or events is desirable.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in English is required.

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of Macedonian and Albanian is desirable.

Contract Duration: 1.04.26 - 31.09.26

Work Modality: in person

Remuneration: Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.