Overview
The intern will contribute to the overall SRH technical team, working particularly on reproductive and maternal health-related issues, assisting in program support, secretariat support, and administrative support.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in analyzing and implementing partners' quarterly reports and documenting lessons learnt.
- Undertake desk reviews on SRH-specific topics.
- Contribute to writing briefing notes and talking points on maternal health.
- Assist in writing concept notes and potential proposals.
- Support development of a simplified database for key SRH/Maternal Health and Family Planning indicators.
- Provide secretarial support to SRH/Maternal Health-related technical working groups.
- Assist in organizing SRH/Maternal Health-related meetings, seminars, and workshops.
- Provide logistical support and participate in organizing events promoting UNFPA work on SRH/Maternal Health and Family Planning.
- Document good practices and human-interest stories on UNFPA’s support in maternal health/family planning.
Required Experience
- Some experience in working with development agencies, including in a volunteer capacity.
- Volunteer and/or work experience on SRH and/or maternal health programs.
Qualifications
- Be enrolled in a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent) and have completed one full academic year; or
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as master’s programme or higher); or
- Have recently graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation; or
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional trainee programme and undertake the internship as part of this programme.
- At least a bachelor’s degree, especially in the field of medicine, sociology or public health.
