Overview
The internship provides support to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) processes, including community violence reduction and weapons and ammunition management.
Key Responsibilities
- Assistance in drafting and/or reviewing of Briefing Notes, reports, and other internal documents;
- Conduct of specific research on current developments related to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in assigned countries;
- Support to the work of DDR-related coordination mechanisms, including the Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR;
- Support to the design, preparation and logistical arrangements of capacity building activities;
- Assistance in the development and dissemination of communication and public information material;
- Upkeep of fact sheets and other information repositories on peacekeeping missions;
- Attending conferences and meetings of interest to the DDR Branch and provide verbal or written briefings;
- Assistance in any administrative work of the DDR Branch, including the organization of meetings;
- Performing other duties as requested by the supervisor.
Required Experience
Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
Qualifications
- be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
- be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
Applicants must be a student in the final year of a 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.
Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
