UNHCR-RSH INTERN

Background

The Regional Support Hub (RSH) in Nairobi provides operational support and advice to 13 core countries in East Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region with the principal goal of pursuing the Global Strategic Priorities as they relate to the 23 specialist units of the Hub.

Nutrition and Food Security are fundamental aspects of protecting and supporting the refugees in our care. Nutrition and food security are essential because they save refugee lives, particularly amongst the most vulnerable groups such as children under five, pregnant and lactating women, and people living with HIV/AIDS and TB.

Given the complex issues of malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and food insecurity in the predominantly camp-based refugee population in the region, RSH’s primary goal is to support country programmes to reduce malnutrition, promote nutritional diversity, and improve the food security situation of refugees.

During the first half of 2013, the Nutrition and Food Security Unit at RSH has conducted a regional food security mapping. The results of this mapping showed the need for improving food distribution, including monitoring.

Key objective of the internship

To identify the main gaps in food distribution based on the regional food security mapping results, to review the 1997 UNHCR distribution guidelines and to then draft a regional guidance document for the field on food distribution which could be shared with HQ to support a global guidance.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently as well as to collaborate with other units (e.g. shelter, registration and protection unit)
• Nutrition / public health background
• Knowledge of food security / food assistance
• Good analytical and writing skills

The internship should be for a minimum of 6 months and all costs should be covered by the intern.

How to apply:

Due to an error in the e-mail address, all people who applied for this vacancy are kindly requested to resubmit their application. Please send your motivation letter and CV to KENRHHR@unhcr.org with subject "Internship in food security at the UNHCR Regional Support Hub in Nairobi". The UNHCR internship agreement is attached. To apply you need to sign and return the document.