UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Based in Abu Dhabi, the UN Women Liaison Office (LO) for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is working to strengthen partnerships, mobilize resources and raise awareness to advance UN Women’s key priorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), GCC countries, and beyond. The office is the first of its kind in the GCC. The office main priorities are to:
In 2017 UN Women convened a global industry alliance called the Unstereotype Alliance (“UA”), The purpose of UA is to eradicate harmful gender-based stereotypes in all media and advertising
content, UN Women LO for the GCC seeks to hire a program intern to support the UAE efforts in implementing the planned monthly meetings and UA donor and membership enrollment and provide support to the Unstereotype alliance National action plan for UAE.
Provide administrative support to the GCC LO Team, including but not limited to:
Assist the Communications Team in their day-to-day activities, which may include:
Core Values:
Core Competencies:
Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:
https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf
Functional Competencies:
Education:
Meet one of the following:
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.
Language:
Renumeration:
Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.
Application Information:
This vacancy is archived.