UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations’ International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO counts over 2200 staff from diverse and multicultural backgrounds from our 193 Member States working to advance the objectives of UNESCO’s mission and programmes.
UNESCO is also proud to be one of the few UN organizations, to date, to have achieved overall gender parity, and in particular parity at the Senior Management level.
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We are looking for a geographically diverse and gender-balanced workforce made up of highly skilled, motivated and committed professionals to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We want people who embody our core values and uphold the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity.
We welcome people who are mobile, ready to work in any of UNESCO duty stations, people who are dynamic, creative, adaptable and responsive to emerging challenges.
The Organization recognizes the importance of staff keeping abreast with developments in their fields and continually improving their general professional skills. To this end, the Organization encourages both formal and informal, on-the-job learning.
Career Development
It is never too early or too late to think about the next steps in your career development. At UNESCO, this is founded on the basis of a partnership approach between the staff member, the manager and the Organization, with staff members encouraged to take the initiative to seek out formal and informal approaches to developing their careers. Career & Performance Conversations are the cornerstone of career development and performance management in the Organization. Individual, personalized support is also available at any stage in your career.
The overall mission of the sector for Priority Africa and External Relations is to coordinate, ensure liaison and provide strategic policy advice to the Director General, as regards cooperation with Member States, the Global Priority Africa, UN system; Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), National commissions, Goodwill Ambassadors and support to Field Offices.
The intern will have the opportunity to learn and support the overall work of the Sector’s mission. He/she will assist in coordination, liaison, information, and communication tasks and will undertake the following tasks:
TASKS
- Prepare preliminary draft notes, memoranda, letters and /or other Sector’s proposals for submission to member States, Programmes Sectors,and potential public and private partners.
- Assist in researching and analyzing information provision to briefings for bilateral meetings.
- Provide assistance in coordinating the Sector’s contributions to Statutory meetings (General conference, Executive Board), and drafting of reports.
- Assist in dealing with a wide range of issues of the PAX sector, by providing timely, accurate and specific information in response to queries, thus contributing to maintaining close working relationships with the Delegations, Programme Sectors and Central services, Field Offices, partners and other stakeholders.
- Assist in the organization of meetings, events and provide technical support to ensure success of the work team.
- Update PAX Website on Intranet, notably on information in relations with Member States, UNESCO events, publication etc.
- Undertake any other tasks which may be assigned by the Supervisor.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the internship, the intern shall:
- Acquire general understanding of the work and mission of UNESCO, with special focus on the mandate of the Sector for Priority Africa and External Relations
- Understand the context of global policy making including role of UNESCO international organizations, through their work in setting standards, facilitating knowledge exchange, providing policy advice, enhancing institutional capacities, and facilitating cooperation.
- Understand administrative procedures and develop soft skills such as stakeholder management, problem-solving skills, interpersonal skills and work ethic within the UNESCO Competency Framework, in particular teamwork, flexibility, communication and client-oriented service mindset.
- Obtain a deep understanding of the functioning of the Organisation with a perspective on its policies, key challenges, and impact.
