EVAW- Intern (UN Women Project Office in Kosovo)

Background

UN Women Background:* 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.

Unit/ Project Background: UN Women maintains a large presence throughout Europe and the Central Asia region. The UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office was established in Istanbul, Turkey in early 2014. It provides support and oversight to Country Offices in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Ukraine. In addition, the Regional Office directly supports programme and project presence in Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244), Serbia, North Macedonia, Tajikistan and Turkey. Since 1999, UN Women Kosovo (still then as UNIFEM), together with other UN agencies and international partners, has been providing technical assistance to partners in Kosovo to promote women’s rights and gender equality.

The EU-funded Program “Implementing norms, changing minds” (EVAW) is supporting a reduction in discrimination and violence against women and girls in Turkey and six Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), anchored in the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Istanbul Convention, and also in alignment with European Union accession standards. The programme supports the development of an enabling legislative and policy environment on eliminating violence against women and all forms of discrimination; promotes favourable social norms and attitudes to prevent gender discrimination and violence against women; and pursues empowering women and girls (including those from disadvantaged groups) who have experienced discrimination or violence to advocate for and use available, accessible, and quality services.Under direct supervision of the Technical Project Analyst, the intern will support the implementation of UN Women Projects with a special focus on the Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) project.

Duties and Responsibilities

The intern will undertake the following tasks:

• Support the office in implementation of project activities, with a focus on EVAW-related activities, (e.g. preparation of trainings, workshops or advocacy actions; drafting letters, reports and other documents);
• Support UN Women Office in communication with partners especially CSOs, EU and other international organizations;
• Support the UN Women Office in awareness raising on gender equality and violence against women, and in organizing events/activities related to 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (November 25 – December 10) and other UN Advocacy days where UN Women has a leading role, especially in the field of online communication via social media and post-activity/event follow-up reporting;
• Support UN Women office in drafting web articles on project activities, concept notes and any other related documents;
• Draft and share meeting minutes from staff meetings, Security and Gender Group meetings and any other meetings participated in, as required;
• Assist UN Women staff in various research and fundraising tasks, with a focus on EVAW;
• Assist UN Women staff in various admin tasks as they arise;

Learning objectives:

• Increase understanding of UN Women’s mandate and work and the UN system.
• Increase knowledge and understanding of issues related to communication and awareness raising as well as gender equality and women’s empowerment, with a focus on EWAV;
• Build and develop professional relationships with UN Women colleagues and colleagues from other UN agencies.
• Develop drafting, project management and evaluation skills.  

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles: *

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf 

Functional Competencies 

• Programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Knowledge of Results Based Management;
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings; 
• Good knowledge of technical area;
• Good organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail;
• Excellent communication and advocacy skills; ability to mobilize interest and support with a wide range of audiences;
• Deep knowledge of development policy and women’s rights, use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), media relations, information culture and practices;
• Operational experience within or in-depth study of the current social, economic, political, security and conflict dynamics of South East Europe and/or Kosovo.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• The intern must be pursuing / have pursued studies in social science, political studies, law, studies , development studies, politics, gender/women studies, journalism, communication studies or other similar subject at the university level. 
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation. 

Language:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English as well as local languages (Albanian/Serbian) are required.

Interns are not financially remunerated by UN Women. 

Application Information: 

• 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) 

Application Instructions:

• Click on the "Apply now" button.
• Input your information in the appropriate Sections: personal information, language proficiency, education, resume and motivation. You can type in, or paste your short Resume into the last box.
• Upon completion of the first page, please hit "submit application" tab at the end of the page. On the next page, you will be asked to upload your Resume.
• System will only allow one attachment. All docs (CV; internship application, two letters of recoomendations, proof of health insurance and schhool enrollment, copy of passport and visa (if applicable) should be included as one attachment).

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 (a) or (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 position in UN WOMEN in the professional or above categories 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