Inter Peace- Programme Assistant- Abidjan

Job title: Intern – Programme Assistant
Starting date: January 2015
Duration of Assignment: 6 months
Duty station: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Interpeace, an international non-profit organisation, works in close partnership with national partner organizations and the UN, with the aim of building lasting peace. Interpeace supports the active involvement of local, national, and international actors in on-going collective dialogue and participatory policy research that enable societies facing a risk of violent conflict to overcome their internal divisions. Interpeace assists societies to collectively respond to social, economic and political challenges. Chaired by former President John A. Kufuor and headquartered in Geneva, Interpeace is supported by bilateral and multilateral donors as well as private funding. The organization is currently active in Africa, Central America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

The Regional Office for West Africa is based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and coordinates Interpeace’s operations in the region, and the work of on-going programmes in Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau and Mali. 

UN Volunteer

Internship in Volunteer Knowledge and Innovation SectionApplication deadline: 31 December 2015

Post: Internship in Volunteer Knowledge and Innovation Section

Duration: Opportunities of between 3 and 6 months are available on an ongoing basis through 2014. Please specify your availability.

Start Date: Currently filling positions beginning May/June 2015

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UN Youth Volunteer Programme

Assisting with organization of workshops, communications and outreach activities

Duration: 3 – 6 months (starting in March 2014) at

UNV headquarters in Bonn, Germany. 

Background 

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development.Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. 

UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity. 

UNV engaged 7,303 UN volunteers in 2011, on a total of 7,708 assignments. With an average age of 38 years and the requisite professional skills and qualifications of some 5 to 10 years relevant experience, UN volunteers served in 132 countries in 2011 and came themselves from 162. The majority – 81 per cent – come from developing countries themselves. One third of UN volunteers served in their own countries, with the others carrying out international assignments. The financial equivalent of programme activities exceeds US$235 million annually. 

Communications Intern- Johanessburg

Intern
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Job Code: 111
# of Openings: 1

Description
Intern

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Position Summary

The Intern will have the opportunity to gain experience in program administration, USAID financial rules and regulations, developing grant proposals, and Freedom House program methodology. He/she will work collaboratively with the Justice as a Right in Southern Africa (JARSA) and Empowerment of a New Generation of Leaders in Southern Africa (ENGLSA) teams and be given meaningful opportunities to add value to program initiatives and projects. He/she will demonstrate knowledge of human rights and a strong academic or professional interest in democratic principles or leadership, and career aspirations related to the human rights or rule of law. This internship position is based in Johannesburg and reports to Project Director. 

Minimum QualificationsIntern must have graduated or be enrolled in an accredited college or university
Strong ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
Strong computer skills, including proficiency with MS Office Suite, web research, social media experience a plus
Ability to work independently and to collaborate with others and work as an effective team member
Interest in human rights, democracy and/or international development concepts
Knowledge of basic office administration and financial management preferred


Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with administrative, financial and logistical support for day-to-day functioning of programs, including travel and events
• Assist with maintenance of organizational contacts
• Support social media for the office
• Attend relevant events and other external meetings as necessary and provide readout to team members
• Assist with background research needed for proposals and program activities
• Assist with other related projects as needed.

Unilever Kenya- Human Resource Intern

Job Title UFLP - Kenya - Human Resources
Function HR / HR Management

Job Description Human Resources is about creating a winning organisation: generating outstanding business performance through the development of people and teams. So how would you do this? What will you do? You’ll undertake three placements to get a well-rounded view of our people, including time at head office, a factory and an expertise team. Beyond your usual placements, there’s also scope for you to work as a site HR Manager, take on international projects and shape future HR practices from within an Expertise Team. Wherever in the business you work, you’ll be building up experience of culture change, employee relations, leadership development and much more, getting an up close and personal view of HR at Unilever. You will be fully supported in studying for the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) qualification Who is it for? We need people who are insightful and inspired to make a difference in developing our people and the organisation skills and capabilities required to be a winning business. You need to be passionate about people and confident in your ability to influence others.

United Nations University- Tokyo Communications Intern

The Campus Computing Centre (C3) seeks interns who are interested in getting acquainted with and taking an active part in the day-to-day operation of an ICT department. Interns will spend 3 to 6 months working in the UNU Campus Computing Centre to learn about our operations while assisting in our work.

Our intern is majoring or has majored in a computing-related degree or is currently pursuing or has recently completed postgraduate studies (master’s or doctoral), preferably in a computing-related field, and:

• Is able to demonstrate a passion for a particular area of computing, be it software development, networking, user interface design, etc.
• Is proficient in written and spoken English
• Demonstrates resourcefulness and creativity in problem-solving
• Japanese ability an advantage
• Web Design experience an advantage
• Working Environment and Conditions

United Nations University- PHD Paid Internship

UNU-INRA, with funding from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is undertaking a three-year project entitled “Unleashing the Potential of African Rural Economies through Green Growth”. The project aims to provide empirical evidence on how green growth strategies can, amongst others, influence employment, income generation, competitiveness and social inclusion in rural Africa under four thematic areas:

• Green business opportunities in rural Africa
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and resource efficiency, productivity and resilience in rural Africa
• Rural SMEs and ecosystem services
• Institutions and governance for environmentally-friendly business practices