Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeInternship
Target Start Date2024-07-01
Job Posting End DateMay 27, 2024
Terms of ReferenceUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, takes the lead in protecting people forced to flee wars and persecution around the world, providing life-saving aid including shelter, food, and water to ensure their basic safety, rights, and dignity. With 18,879 women and men working in 137 countries, we work tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of 89.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.
UNHCR, in coordination with IOM, the International Organization for Migration, co-lead the Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V) which brings together more than 248 organizations from across the Americas (including International and National NGOs, Civil Society, Faith Based Organizations, among others) that jointly with donor entities and international financial institutions provide a coherent and coordinated analysis, strategic planning, and response in the areas of emergency assistance, protection, and socio-economic, and cultural integration of refugees and migrants from Venezuela in affected countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
R4V develops two main documents that contextualize and coordinate the response to the situation of refugees and migrants across the region. The Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (RMNA) provides a comprehensive look at the needs assessed across the region by the National, Sub-Regional R4V Platforms and the Regional R4V Sectors while the Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP) reflects the coordinated response of the involved actors and represents a strategic and operational blueprint and a fund-raising support framework to aid the efforts of national authorities in the response to refugees and migrants.
The incumbent will have the opportunity to gain a deep insight into the development and maintenance of humanitarian coordination mechanisms and interagency dynamics responsive to the needs of refugees and migrants across Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Position:
The incumbent will be based at UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for the Americas in Panama City, Panama. Working under the supervision of the Inter-Agency Coordination Associate s/he will provide daily support across several areas of the Regional R4V Coordination Team (including Reporting, Communications, Information Management, and Design). The role will include very specific support to the development of key documents and the follow-up of several processes in the lead-up to the launch and publication of key products and reports of the Regional R4V Platform; a regional coordination forum co-led by IOM and UNHCR.
In addition to assisting the regular conduct and preparation, as well as follow-up of meetings and activities of the Platform (incl. maintenance of contact & focal point lists, managing agenda, summarizing main discussion points / conclusions of meetings,) the incumbent will assist in the communication with & follow-up of reports and R4V products (e.g. support social media and the maintenance of R4V’s web presence) and assist the Platform’s Reporting and Information Management Officers in their compilation and review of key data, as well as short translation services (English/Spanish).
In assisting the Regional Platform Coordination Team the incumbent will also consolidate documents and materials to be posted in the R4V website and design documents, incl. visibility materials (newsletter, funding updates, media repository) to improve visibility/usability of key action/products developed by the Platform.
An advanced ability to envisage and summarize documents, as well as demonstrated attention for details and the capacity to work in a multicultural and humanitarian environment, as well as fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish are expected. S/He must also have a sense of social compromise and empathy towards vulnerable communities and should be motivated by projects with a positive social impact.
The candidate for this internship has to have a proactive disposition and has to be comfortable working as a part of a team by using effective communication skills (in English and Spanish) to contribute with ideas, motivation and innovation.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Revise and identify inconsistencies in figures among documents (draft vs final version).
• Support short translations from English to Spanish / Spanish to English.
• Revise and identify errors in references used in the RMNA and RMRP.
• Assist in follow-ups with RMRP funding recipients.
• Support in creation of initial draft of bimonthly newsletter.
• Support in brainstorming content ideas for social media
• Sort through R4V media repository to identify supporting photo selections for the RMNA and RMRP and provide support in organization of repository.
• Support in homogenizing styles of Word drafts to facilitate transitions into design documents.
• Maintain certain areas of the R4V.INFO website updated in the current figures.
• Perform other similar/related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications and Skills 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 completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.
• Fields of interest are Communications, International Relations, Political Science, Journalism, other related fields.
• Strong English/Spanish skills, in reading, writing, and speaking.
• Communication skills, including experience with social media.
• Time management skills while working under tight deadlines.
• Strong sense of teamwork and coordination
• Knowledge of Microsoft programs
NOTE: An individual whose father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister is a staff member of UNHCR, including a Temporary Appointment holder or a member of the Affiliate Workforce, is not eligible for an internship.
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Other informationThis position doesn't require a functional clearance
Home-BasedNo