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Org. Setting and Reporting

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.

OCHA Philippines addresses and facilitates issues relating to coordination, communications, and humanitarian financing, and serves the entire humanitarian community. In doing this, OCHA works with the Government of the Philippines and other counterparts. OCHA provides support to the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in the Philippines. Working with the entire humanitarian community, OCHA looks to foster a conducive operating environment that facilitates the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance (both material assistance and protection assistance). Crucially, OCHA promotes compliance with humanitarian principles in the humanitarian response.

This internship will be based in Manila, Philippines. The intern shall be under the general guidance and supervision of a Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer.

The internship is being offered for a maximum period of six (6) months.

Responsibilities

In general, the intern will be responsible for the following duties:

1. Support the monitoring, analysis and reporting on humanitarian developments, disaster relief/management and emergency situations in the Philippines.

2. Contribute to the various documents, reports, and communications, e.g., drafts sections of surveys, background papers, policy guidelines, briefings, case studies, presentations, correspondence, meeting minutes, talking points, etc.

3. Assist in the preparation of needs assessments and response documents.

4. Actively engage in working groups, meetings, conferences, consultations with other agencies and partners on humanitarian and emergency response matters.

5. Assist in the daily work of the office, including the follow ups of annual programmes, Plan of Action, and coordination matters.

6. Assist the Head of Office in the preparation of documents, reports, and communications for engagement with internal and external partners.

7. Performs other duties, as required.

Competencies

PROFESSIONALISM: Shows pride in work and in achievements. Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results. Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges. Remains calm in stressful situations.

TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

COMMUNICATION: Understands team members’ key requirements and concerns and responds with relevant information using appropriate language. Facilitates open exchange of information and ideas encouraging team members to share their views, thoughts, and feelings. Frankly expresses ideas/interests/concerns of self and of a team and encourages dialogue to develop an optimal solution without jeopardizing rapport with colleagues. Uses tact and sensitivity when delivering sensitive information or resolving delicate staff issues.

Education

To qualify for an internship with the UN Internship programme, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or

b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent); or

c) Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation from an academic programme.

Applicants who are unable to commence the internship within one year of graduation shall not be accepted.

The University degree must be in political and/or social science, international relations, public administration, law, economics, or in a related field.

Work Experience

No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in English is required.

Assessment

Candidates will be assessed based on their Personal History Profile (PHP). Individual interviews may be conducted by the Hiring Manager directly for further consideration. A complete online application (cover note included in the PHP) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. The cover note must include:

a) Title of degree you are currently pursuing.

b) Graduation date (when you will be graduating from the programme).

c) IT skills and programmes in which you are proficient.

d) Explanation why you are the best candidate for the internship position.

In your PHP, please be sure to include all past work experience, if any and three (3) references.

Due to high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.

Special Notice

Applicants are encouraged to apply for internships which relate directly to their studies and/or skills and expertise. Applicants are asked to please indicate preferences which best match her/his suitability and do so carefully in order to enhance the value of the internship for both the intern and the receiving UN department. A person who is the child or sibling of a staff member shall not be eligible to apply for an internship at the United Nations. An applicant who bears to a staff member any other family relationship may be engaged as an intern, provided that he or she shall not be assigned to the same work unit of the staff member nor placed under the direct or indirect supervision of the staff member. For purposes of this advertisement, "child" means (i) the child of a staff member; (ii) the child of the spouse of a staff member (stepchild); and (iii) the spouse of a child of a staff member or a staff member's spouse (son- or daughter-in-law). "Sibling" includes the child of both or either parent of a staff member and the child. In line with the United Nations internship programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs-(OCHA) internship provides a framework by which students from diverse academic backgrounds gain exposure to the work of the United Nations through assignment to offices within the Secretariat. The Programme endeavours to attract qualified students, offering them an opportunity to enrich their educational experience through exposure to the work of the Organization. Equally, it provides the Office with the assistance of students specialized in various professional fields. The internship is an unpaid and full-time opportunity and the intern must adhere to the established official weekly working hours of the duty station where it is based with one hour for a lunch break. For more information on the Programme, please visit: https://www.unog.ch.

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation/living expenses and medical insurance for the entire duration of the internship are the responsibility of interns. The United Nations accepts no responsibility for the medical insurance of the intern or costs arising from injury, illness or death that may occur during an internship. The Internship Programme is full-time, though it may be undertaken through a combination of in-country and remote modalities, depending on the circumstances of the candidate.