Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)D
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeInternship
Target Start Date2023-09-01
Job Posting End DateAugust 8, 2023
Terms of ReferenceUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a full-time internship with the External Relations Unit at UNHCR Cox’s Bazar Sub-office, Bangladesh.
Established in December 1950, UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for asylum seekers, refugees, returnees, internally displaced communities and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. UNHCR currently operates in over 130 countries, using its long expertise to protect and care for millions.
Title: Intern (External Relations)
Duty Station: Cox’s Bazar
Duration: 1 September 2023 to 29 February 2024
Contract Type: Internship
Organizational context
The External Relations Unit is responsible for the planning and execution of visits by external stakeholders to Cox’s Bazar, including high-level donor missions. With the high volume of external missions, External Relations requires an intern to support the daily tasks, and mainly help cover the needs and preparations related to external missions.
The position
External missions require considerable planning, including briefing kits and agendas, organizing logistics, as well as communications around the visit. For this reason, h/she would support with photography and videography, communications, preparation of briefing kits, and logistical planning. This position involves field visits to the refugee camps on a regular basis.
The incumbent will be supervised by the External Relations Officer. S/he should possess experience in photography, videography and editing skills, as well as strong writing and organization skills. S/he will be capable of multi-tasking and working to tight deadlines, in a fast-paced environment and as part of a team.
Understanding of English is essential. Also, as the incumbent will be working closely with refugees, knowledge of the Rohingya language would be considered an asset.
Duties and responsibilities
• Support the production of communications materials related to external missions (photography and videography).
• Support the planning and logistics of external missions to the field.
• Support the preparation and organization of briefing kit documents.
• Support the updates to and maintenance of excel databases.
Minimum qualifications required
In order to be considered for an internship, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
• Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO; and
• Have advanced level in photo and video editing and production;
• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.
Desirable qualifications and skills
• Organizational and logistical skills.
• Strong English skills, in reading, writing, and speaking.
• Communication skills, including experience with social media.
• Research skills.
• Computer and data literacy, including knowledge of Microsoft and Adobe programmes.
Conditions
It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 8.00am to 5:00pm Sunday to Thursday (40 hours per week). The successful candidate will be assigned to support the team in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh.
Allowance: Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help to cover the cost of food, local transportation and living expenses.
The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, traveling, processing or training.
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Other informationOnly Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the Assessment Exercises for the recruitment of the position, which may include Written/Technical tests and/or Interviews, as applicable for the recruitment of the position.This position doesn't require a functional clearance