Overview
This internship provides an opportunity to gain practical experience in communications, partnership development, and event organization while supporting UN Women's work on gender equality and women's empowerment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting in the organization of activities, such as trainings and policy events related to transforming care systems, from conceptualization, implementation, to the follow-up.
- Assisting in drafting background notes and concept notes by conducting research.
- Assisting in identifying resource persons and speakers by conducting research.
- Preparing programme agenda and bios of the speakers by compiling and designing information collected.
- Supporting the design of training/workshop assessment surveys and compiling activity reports.
- Providing logistical support for activities, including notetaking, coordinating with participants, fact-checking, and documentation.
- Attending activities on-site and assisting with monitoring processes.
- Supporting communication aspects of activities, such as coordinating outreach, and contributing to the visual design of materials.
- Assisting in the implementation of other tasks as guided by the Gender Training Specialist.
- Providing ad hoc support to other team members of the Centre for activity organization as needed.
Required Experience
Previous experiences of organizing trainings or events in international settings are preferred. Proficiency in using Microsoft Office software and other design tools (Canva, etc.) is preferred.
Qualifications
The intern must have academic backgrounds in international development, gender studies, social sciences, or other subjects relevant to this position, at the university level. Meet one of the followings: a) Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher); b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent); c) Be enrolled in a mandatory national service programme of which the internship may form a part; d) Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within two-years of graduation.
