Internship: Multi-stakeholder Partnerships Team, Private Fundraising & Partnerships Division, Geneva, Switzerland

The Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSP) team in UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP), leads on UNICEF’s engagement with private sector and public-private initiatives and platforms that are actively shaping global agendas, priorities and investments. The team is responsible for managing partnerships and leading engagement strategies for partnership development with global, regional and national platforms that can serve as catalysts and accelerators for country and regional offices and relevant HQ divisions in reaching, influencing, mobilizing and partnering with the private sector to achieve better results for children.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

The Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSP) team in UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP), leads on UNICEF’s engagement with private sector and public-private initiatives and platforms that are actively shaping global agendas, priorities and investments. The team is responsible for managing partnerships and leading engagement strategies for partnership development with global, regional and national platforms that can serve as catalysts and accelerators for country and regional offices and relevant HQ divisions in reaching, influencing, mobilizing and partnering with the private sector to achieve better results for children.

How can you make a difference?

Planning and coordination: Support coordination within PFP and with regional, country and headquarters offices in relation to UNICEF’s engagement in key global platforms and events involving business, mainly the UN General Assembly in September. Activities include coordinating inputs for briefing packages, managing the SharePoint collaboration site, supporting follow-up from PFP coordination meetings, managing invitation processes for partner invitations to major events, and other relevant activities.

2. Knowledge management: Facilitates knowledge sharing related to engagements with key global platforms and initiatives including by saving and updating relevant documents in different systems (SharePoint, UNISON, Intranet and/or other identified collaboration tools).

3. Communications Supports the development of key messages related to engagements with multi-stakeholder platforms and initiatives for internal and external audiences. Provides inputs and develops content/articles for internal and external audiences.

4. Technical support in UNISON: Updates platform account information in UNISON (customer-relationship management system) and provides support to colleagues in PFP, National Committees, ROs/COs for platforms-related event invitations and bilateral meetings.

5. Additional support: Contributes to other priorities as needed.

Modality: Paid - Part-Time (50%)

Tentative start date: 15 July, 2022

Duration: 3 months

Reporting: The intern will be based remotely and will report to the Partnerships Specialist.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated within the past two years, in international development, international relations, social sciences, business or public administration, marketing, communication/external relations or related field.

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

• Professional experience at national or international level in partnership development, private sector engagement, or advocacy will be considered an asset.

• Experience in effectively working with a diverse group of stakeholders and working on complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships involving the private sector, whether within the UN, Government, NGOs or the private sector, would be an asset.

• Strong organizational and coordination skills.

• Strong IT skills.

• Fluency in English is required. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required.

• Knowledge of another UN language considered as an asset.

• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.

• Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and Have no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Remarks:  The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).

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.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.