Internship – Field Operations and Emergency Section, Kenya Country Office, Nairobi

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Normal Info
Internship Title:	Emergency Intern
Part, Responsibility Station:	Emergency and Discipline Operations, Nairobi
Supervisor:	Chief, Emergency and Discipline Operations
Period of the Task:	6 months, with no chance of renewal
Situations:	Onsite; Full time

 

Background

In recent times, Kenya has continued to expertise a number of emergencies, together with the impacts of the extreme 2020-2023 Horn of Africa drought as a result of 5 consecutive failed wet seasons, while on the identical time responding to El Nino-enhanced floods and illness outbreaks (which embrace Measles and a persistent Cholera outbreak), and an elevated refugee inflow.

The March to Could (MAM) 2024 seasonal forecasts signifies a better likelihood of wetter-than-normal circumstances throughout most components of the nation, an elevated threat of flooding in areas vulnerable to floods, inflicting lack of lives, elevated illness outbreaks, displacement and widespread destruction of property and infrastructure, affecting shut to at least one million individuals.  The forecast underscores the urgency for coordinated motion and preparedness, emphasizing the necessity for proactive measures to mitigate potential impacts and capitalize on the alternatives introduced by the forecasted rainfall.

Whereas the meals safety scenario might enhance with wetter than standard circumstances in 2024, key challenges stay for the susceptible communities, together with sluggish restoration from the drought for as much as 2.8 million individuals, and the El Nino-induced floods on the finish of 2023. This has weakened communities’ coping capability, making them extremely vulnerable to meals insecurity. The chance of flooding in the course of the 2024 MAM season in components of the area may, subsequently, result in a deterioration in meals safety in localised areas, with ladies and kids remaining essentially the most susceptible.

UNICEF continues to work with the federal government, companions, and UN companies to ship life-saving and protecting interventions to emergency-affected populations within the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and within the city casual settlements, in addition to offering important providers to refugees within the Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps, by way of strengthening multi-sectoral linkages, maximizing built-in programme protection, and assembly gaps within the response efforts of the federal government and companions.

 

Function

The aim of the UNICEF internship programme is to supply a framework by which college students pursuing college or having lately fully a tertiary training are assigned to UNICEF workplaces to reinforce their training expertise by way of sensible work assignments; to reveal them to the work of the UNICEF; and to supply UNICEF workplaces with the help of certified college students or latest graduates specialised in varied skilled fields.

 

Scope

Present programmatic, administrative, and logistical help to the Emergency and Discipline Operations (FOE) Part.

 

Fundamental duties and duties

• Supporting programmatic, administrative, and logistical requests and queries to FOE part.
• Organizing and scheduling appointments with inner and exterior stakeholders.
• Planning conferences, taking minutes, and following up on motion factors.
• Sustaining emergency studies schedule and alerting group members on when studies are due.
• Supporting consolidation and dissemination of studies.
• Supporting the upkeep of the net submitting system for all FOE paperwork.
• Offering help to the planning and reporting for discipline missions and workshops.
• Supporting the implementation of coaching and studying actions.
• Help to coordinated Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) for key emergencies, together with prioritization of catastrophe dangers, and subsequent updating of preparedness/response/contingency plans by the Emergency Focal Factors (EFPs)

 

Eligibility & Minimal necessities

To be thought of for the internship, candidates should meet the next necessities:

• Enrolment in a level programme in an undergraduate or graduate college, or lately graduated within the final 2 years within the discipline of social sciences (together with sociology, anthropology, challenge administration, neighborhood growth, or associated self-discipline).
• Proficiency in at the least one among UNICEF’s working languages: English, French or Spanish and fluent within the working language of the workplace of task.
• Robust educational efficiency as demonstrated by latest college or establishment information.
• Prior expertise in programme help capabilities shall be an asset.
• Don’t have any fast family (e.g. father, mom, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF workplace; and don’t have any different family within the line of authority which the intern will report back to.

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Belief
• Accountability
• Sustainability

Competencies

• Builds and maintains partnership
• Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness
• Drive to realize outcomes for impression
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others

 

Situations

• In accordance with UNICEF’s pointers, all interns should obtain a stipend.
• There is no such thing as a expectancy of employment on the finish of the internship
• UNICEF is not going to be liable for prices arising from accidents and/or sickness incurred in the course of the intern’s service, whether or not on or off UNICEF premises. Due to this fact, the chosen candidate should present proof of enrollment in a well being/accident plan prior to start out his/her work. If accepted, the intern shall be required to supply a duplicate of medical insurance protection and to fill out the related UNICEF types on circumstances relating to service as an intern.
• Interns are accountable to acquire visa in the course of the internship as relevant. UNICEF might present related paperwork such because the proof of internship.
• Interns might take as much as 2.5 days monthly off work for any purpose, together with for medical causes
• Interns shall observe all relevant guidelines, laws, directions and procedures and directives of UNICEF.

 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict baby safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can subsequently bear rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background examine.

 

Methods to apply

and certified candidates ought to apply on-line utilizing the button beneath. As a part of their software, candidates ought to present:

1. A canopy letter that specifies the way you meet the specified competencies, technical background and expertise (not more than 2 pages)
2. A brief CV (not more than 4 pages)
4. 3 Referees.