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Turkey remains home to the largest registered refugee population in the world. Over 4 million refugees and asylum-seekers are registered in Turkey, of whom nearly 1.7 million are children. While the Government continues to lead the overall crisis response and remains the largest provider of humanitarian aid to Syrians as well as other groups, the overall goal of UNICEF is to reduce the equity gaps affecting the most vulnerable boys and girls
For every child, an Advocate
If you are committed and passionate about making a lasting difference for children, UNICEF Turkey would like to hear from you.
How can you make a difference?
UNICEF Turkey Social Policy Section would like to recruit an intern for its Child Labour Prevention Programme in Summer 2019. The selected intern will be a valuable member of the Team and her/his contribution to Section’s work will be greatly appreciated.
Child Labour Prevention Programme Tasks
UNICEF Turkey’s Child Labour Prevention Programme contributes to Turkish National Program on Eliminating Child Labour from a multi-sectoral perspective. UNICEF Turkey works with ministries, municipalities, civil society and private sector organizations to address child labour in seasonal agriculture, small and medium scale industrial enterprises, and services sector, including children working on the street.
Intern will be undertaking the following tasks:
- Compilation of child labour legislation:
Intern will compile national legislation and international conventions/treaties on child labour and prepare an excel sheet for easy access. The goal is to map strong legislative examples which played a key role in eliminating child labour in different settings and countries, and to use this to inform not only legislation-development but also to address the gaps between legislation and implementation.
- Compilation of studies on child labour:
Intern will review the assessments, researches and analysis (qualitative or quantitative) done by academics, CSOs and INGOs on child labour in 2018 and 2019 in Turkey and will prepare a table with brief information about studies’ major focus, findings and implications.
- Preparing presentation on child labour
Intern will identify a specific topic regarding child labour issue in Turkey which may include prevalence of child labour in a particular sector, intervention models, summary of a field study on child labour etc.) and make a presentation at the end of her/his internship.
Deliverables:
- Excel sheet prepared for child labour legislation
- Table of studies on child labour
- Power Point Presentation on child labour
Duration: 3 June-26 July
Stipend:
In accordance to UNICEF's guidelines, interns will be paid a nominal stipend per month. There is no expectancy of employment at the end of the internship.
Insurance:
UNICEF will not be responsible for costs arising from accidents and/or illness incurred during the intern's service, whether on or off UNICEF premises. Therefore, the selected candidate must provide proof of enrolment in a health/accident plan prior to start his/her work. If accepted, the intern will be required to provide a copy of health insurance coverage and to fill out the relevant UNICEF forms on conditions regarding service as an intern.
To qualify as an advocate for every child …
Applicants should meet the following requirements:
- To be enrolled in a degree programme in an undergraduate[1] or graduate school of social sciences (preferably political science, international relations, sociology, public administration and social work);
- To be fluent in Turkish and English languages, with strong writing skills;
- To have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
- Additional consideration will be given for any past internship experience in related fields
[1] Applicants enrolled in an undergraduate school must have completed at least two years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of an undergraduate degree.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.