Overview
The Intern – Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Head of Unit in the day-to-day management and overall functioning of the Unit.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation and organization of duty travels, including conference documentation, preparation of travels authorizations and expense claims;
- Assist in agenda preparations for conferences and other events, in coordination with the organizers, and the IOM missions involved;
- Assist in the administrative necessities of the section, in terms of purchases, logistics, authorizations, bids and program budget monitoring;
- Assist in the organization of the daily agenda of the Head of the Unit: liaising with missions, experts, external partners requesting meetings or technical consultations;
- Assist in compiling a monthly report of the activities performed by the Unit;
- Assist in maintaining archive of IOM MHPSS and partners documents worldwide, divided by country and region, sector of intervention, and category of material (presentations, project proposals, manuals, academic articles, etc.);
- Assist in the liaising with editors of journals, reviews, miscellaneous books for the bureaucratic part of article and paper submission.
- Assist in preparing presentations, trainings, talking points, minutes in view of meetings and presentations;
- Assist in drafting public information documents, website articles, social media posts and reports on IOM MHPSS activities, as well as internal reports;
- Collect research in support to articles, policies and position papers elaborated by the section, including the administrative and editorial work for article submissions;
- Collate background information received from the mission or partners prior to meetings or technical supervision sessions;
- Perform other duties as may be required and assigned.
Required Experience
- Interns must have less than two years of relevant working experience.
- First work experience or internship with international and/or inter-governmental institutions such as the UN or EU, or national governments related to migration or administrative support would be a distinct advantage;
- Interest in mental health and psychosocial support in the context of migration would be an advantage.
Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a University Degree or higher in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, Education or Humanities; Administration or a related field from an accredited academic institution.
