UNICEF Internship Programme offers students and recent graduates from diverse academic backgrounds the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with UNICEF through global internship opportunities.
Interns at UNICEF get experiential learning opportunities in the humanitarian sector and a meaningful internship experience that will support their academic, professional and personal development.
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• Duration: The duration of an internship is normally between six and twenty-six weeks. Internships can be on a full-time or a part-time basis.
• Expenses we cover: UNICEF provides a monthly stipend to interns. A one-time lump sum, as a contribution towards travel and visa costs, may also be granted when funding is available.
• Visa: If necessary, UNICEF will provide relevant supporting documents for our visa applications.
Key tasks during the internship will include:
- Supporting the coordination of meetings, webinars, and workshops, and producing relevant resources for these
- Desk research and writing key messages and short advocacy briefs on nutrition and other child survival topics
- Attending and supporting planning meetings, partnership and advocacy grant related meetings and workshops, and other internal events
- Improving and supporting internal coordination systems for knowledge sharing across UNICEF offices (using SharePoint)
- Prepare pitch decks or presentations for advocacy and communications activities
To fill this role, we are looking for students and recent graduates with a background in international development, public health, public policy, or international affairs who see themselves in an NGO/non-profit sector advocacy, policy or communications role in the future. A background in communications, advocacy, or related fields with demonstrable knowledge in vaccines, food systems, nutrition, public health or international development is desirable. This role requires strong writing and organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Who are you, why are you interested in doing an internship at UNICEF, and what do you hope to get out of it?
- UNICEF’s global advocacy aims to secure public and political will for action on child survival. We work with UNICEF offices around the world, including many donor governments who provide essential financing to support services to improve nutrition, vaccines, and children’s health in low-income countries.
- In your PPT:
- Please set out what you think are the reasons governments should continue to invest in child survival?
- Set out three activities or approaches you recommend that UNICEF can take to ensure children’s health is prioritized by governments.
- Write an Instagram post in the voice of UNICEF’s Executive Director calling for investment in child survival.
Advice and application criteria:
- We’re looking for a ‘read deck’ not a ‘presentation deck’. You won’t be asked to give your PPT as a lecture, it’s more like a brochure to show us clearly why you are the best candidate for this position.
- But we are not looking for an essay – keep the deck under 800 words.
- We are looking for advocates and great communicators, so make your copy shine as well as your creativity.
- Send your PPT as a PDF only.
- Only applications which meet the PPT criteria will be considered.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated within the past two years.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
- Have a relevant background in nutrition, food systems, community health, global health, or international development. Experience in a prior NGO/non-profit role, especially in advocacy and communications, is an asset.
- Excellent writing and research skills, including experience in writing short reports and briefing notes.
- Experience developing or maintaining knowledge management tools and systems is desirable.
- Good working knowledge and experience across Microsoft SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, Excel is required.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
- Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
- Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and have no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.
- Additional consideration will be given for any relevant past experience.
Additional Information
This is a paid full-time internship with a monthly stipend of $1,700. The internship is based in UNICEF’s New York Headquarters in New York. Up to $1,000 will be available for travel to NYC and any visa costs should the applicant not currently be based in the city.
Depending on the dates and location of advocacy workshops related to the internship deliverables, there may be an opportunity to travel. Travel related costs including flights, accommodation, and DSA, will be covered by UNICEF, but the successful candidate will need to prove personal travel insurance for the location and dates of the trip.
