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Internship, Child Protection Section, UNICEF Albania

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location:
  • Grade: Internship - Internship
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Social Affairs
    • Legal - International Law
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Civil Society and Local governance
    • Protection Officer (Refugee)
  • Closing Date: Closed

UNICEF Albania is looking for an intern to support the child protection section on the implementation of "online violence against children" project implementation.

Purpose and Scope

The purpose of the Internship is to provide a framework by which students pursuing a relevant tertiary education enhance their educational experience through practical work assignments provided by UNICEF Albania CO through the online violence against children project implementation.

More specifically, the Internship will contribute towards the development of cost-effective awareness raising approaches and tools, to inform children and adolescents in Albania on the risks and prevention from online sexual exploitation and abuse.

The incumbent will have an excellent opportunity to acquire practical experience in various aspects of project implementation in the area of child protection in an international work environment.

 

Major duties and responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Child Protection Specialist, the intern will support the Child Protection team to perform the following tasks

1. Conduct rapid assessment of the best practices, tools and instruments available worldwide for preventing and tackling online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

2. Develop a cost-effective and sustainable model(s)(content, approaches, potential costs, etc.) to reach out the large groups of children and adolescents country wide to keep them informed and engaged around the violence and abuse of children online program.

3. Monitor and support the awareness raising efforts (public outreach) of the Child Helpline ALO 116 and ISIGURT platforms;

4. Support overall project's visibility and propose innovative and cost-effective ways to maintain children and adolescents engagement.

5. Provide administrative support to organizing project related meetings (taking minutes, preparing handouts and presentations for seminars, workshops, conferences, etc.), where applicable.

6. Assist the Child Protection team in any additional tasks as required by the unit.

Output expectations

At the end of the internship, the following outputs are expected:

  1. A rapid assessment report, containing a compilation of best practices, tools, experiences and stories on preventing and tackling online child sexual exploitation and abuse;
  2. Draft cost effective and sustainable model/tool to reaching out children and adolescents country wide, with the information on violence and abuse online;
  3. Handouts, talking points, presentations, minutes of the meetings and activities within the scope of the project;

 Eligibility

  • To be a recent graduate[1] from communication, journalism, human rights, social work, or closely related academic field;
  • To be proficient in in English (working language of the office);
  • To have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records or, if not available, a reference letter from an academic supervisor;
  • To have NO immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and
  • To have no other relatives in the line of authority which the intern will report to[2].


[1] Applicants who have graduated within the past two years are considered recent graduates.

[2] If an applicant has other relative(s) who work(s) in any UNICEF offices, the applicant must disclose this information to the hiring UNICEF office to enable the office to identify and mitigate any conflict of interest before finalizing the internship.

 

 Required UNICEF competencies

  • Technical 
    • Good understanding of Child Rights and Child Protection principles;
    • Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesize data and information into a clear and concise reports;
    • Strong computer literacy.
    • Good knowledge and understanding of social media and other communication tools
  • Communication 
    • Strong presentation skills;
    • Strong writing skills in English
    • Ability to receive and provide positive feedback.
  • Good interpersonal skills 
  • Ability to work in a multicultural team environment.

Other Relevant Information

The intern must keep confidential any and all unpublished information made known during the course of the internship and not publish any reports or paper on the basis of information obtained except with the written approval and authorization of UNICEF.

 

What to submit

The applicants must submit to the UNICEF Albania office for review:

  1. Motivation letter setting out the reasons why he/she is seeking an internship with UNICEF and what is expected from the experience;
  2. Curriculum Vitae or United Nations Personal History Form (P11);
  3. Letter from his/her University confirming current enrollment and graduation date;
  4. Proof of strong academic performance issued by recent university or institution, OR if not available, a reference letter from an academic supervisor.

 Start Date: 01 December 2017

Duration: 5-6 Months

 
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