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UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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.

UN Women at the global level focuses its activities on 5 areas of interventions:
1. Increase women’s leadership and political participation;
2. Develop women’s economic empowerment;
3. Ending violence against women;
4. Increase women’s leadership in peace, security and humanitarian action;
5. Introduce planning and Gender Responsive Budget.

UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) for the Maghreb based in Rabat, Morocco is looking for an assistant to the Program specialist intern for a 6-months period.

Opportunités & missions pour nos étudiants

Under the supervision of the Program Specialist, the intern will:
1) Support the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the UN Women MCO for the Maghreb’s projects & programs:
• Support the UN Women MCO for the Maghreb in designing new projects/programmes on women’s leadership and political participation, women’s economic empowerment, eliminating violence against women and girls, gender-responsive planning and budgeting
• Develop research on various topics related to women’s human rights in the three countries
• Support the development of briefs and synthetic notes in direction of the regional office for Arab States or the Headquarters in New-York
• Ensure efficient coordination between the different internal stakeholders
• Contribute to implement and share best practices within the UN Women MCO for the Maghreb’s team
• Support the team in preparing high level events, consultations and other national and regional events
2) Contribute to UN Women MCO for the Maghreb’s partnership strategy
• Contribute to the design of UN Women MCO for the Maghreb’s partnership strategy
• Support the communication and appropriation of the strategy
• Actively support the design and appropriation of appropriate tools and practices for every stage of the partnerships strategy
• Actively participate to the implementation of partnerships, including innovative partnerships
•  Ensure the improvement of Knowledge Management and best practices sharing within the UN Women MCO for Maghreb’s team
• Support the monitoring and evolution of UN Women MCO for the Maghreb’s partnership strategy
3) Contribute to Knowledge Management and Communication
• Support the design and implementation of tools and processes aiming at improving the MCO’s Knowledge Management sharing
• In coordination with the Communication specialist, draft quality and substantive papers to update UNW MCO parteners
• Identify and document best practices and ensure their dissemination at the subregional (Maghreb) and regional (Arab States) levels



Core Values and Guiding Principles:



• Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.



• Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.



• Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;

Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.



 



Core Competencies:



• Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

• Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

• Development and Innovation: Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

• Work in teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

• Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

• Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards other.

• Conflict Management: Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

• Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

• Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.



Qualifications



Education:

• The intern must be enrolled in (or have completed) post-graduate studies related to UN Women’s activities (international relations or political sciences, law, economy)



Language:

• Excellent communication skills in French (written and oral), English (written and oral) are required;

• Working knowledge of Arabic is a distinct advantage



Computer skills:

• The intern must have good knowledge of Internet and Microsoft tools (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)



Others :

• Fully adhere to UN and UN Women’s values

• Understanding of gender equality and developing issues is highly recommended

• Previous experience in strategy consulting is highly recommended

• Previous experience and/or preexisting knowledge on the topic of women’s rights and /or the UN system would be an asset



Interns are not financially remunerated by UN Women.



Application Information:

• To apply, please send your Resume and Cover Letter to mco.maghreb@unwomen.org , before the 20th of March 2017

• UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest

• Selected applicants must provide the internship application, two letters of recommendation, proof of health insurance and school enrollment, passport, and visa (if applicable)



Note:  In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment





UN Women Internship Policy:



1) Applicants to the United Nations internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:



(a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);

(b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);

(c) Have graduated with a university degree (as (b) above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within one year.



2) UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship;

3) All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution;

4) UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;

5) The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed;

6) Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN WOMEN during the period of the internship or for six months immediately following the expiration date of internship;

7) The intern must provide proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan, proof of school enrollment, a scanned copy of his/her passport, two letters of recommendation, and application


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