March 2002 version - Save the Children
|TITLE: Advocacy Intern |
|TEAM/PROGRAMME: |LOCATION: Geneva, Switzerland |
|Global Advocacy Office | |
|GRADE: N/A |CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 months part-time (80%) |
|CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 1: the post holder will not have contact with children and/or young people, or access to personal data about |
|children or young people, as part of their work; therefore, a police check will not be mandatory for this post unless the content of the post|
|changes, in which case the Child Safeguarding level should be reviewed. |
|ROLE PURPOSE: Save the Children’s Geneva Advocacy Office works to create positive and lasting change for children by ensuring that key child |
|rights, health and humanitarian concerns are taken into account in global policies and processes and that States are held to account for |
|their commitments to children. |
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|The intern will support the Geneva Advocacy Office team in engaging with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations (UN)|
|Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
|(OCHA), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization |
|(WHO), as well as Permanent Missions, multi-stakeholder partnerships and civil society actors. |
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|This internship is a training opportunity for students only. |
|SCOPE OF ROLE: |
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|Reports to: Deputy Director, Geneva Advocacy Office |
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|Staff reporting to this post: None |
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|Key internal relationships: Geneva Advocacy Office |
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|Budget Responsibilities: None |
|KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY : |
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|Duties will include: |
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|• Support Save the Children’s advocacy staff in planning and implementing advocacy strategies on priority child rights, health, humanitarian |
|and migration issues; |
|• Attending and reporting on relevant internal and external meetings in Geneva, including, amongst others, meetings of the Human Rights |
|Council, IOM, OHCHR, OCHA, UNHCR and WHO; |
|• Support the organization and logistics of advocacy meetings, side-events and panel discussions; |
|• Support with internal communications and social media; |
|• Provide logistical support for staff travel and venue arrangements, hospitality and accreditation for conferences, events, workshops and |
|attend when required; |
|• Develop, maintain and update information databases (such as contact lists of permanent missions, UN agencies and civil society) and carry |
|out dissemination of reports, as relevant; and |
|• Other administrative tasks as appropriate within a small office, such as obtaining quotes, monitoring and ordering supplies, data inputting|
|and handling incoming inquiries. |
|SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice) |
|Accountability: |
|holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values |
|Ambition: |
|sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for their own personal development |
|widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others |
|Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale. |
|Collaboration: |
|builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters |
|values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength |
|Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. |
|Creativity: |
|Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions |
|Willing to take disciplined risks. |
|Integrity: |
|honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity |
|QUALIFICATIONS |
|Student enrolled in ongoing Master’s level studies in a relevant field, in particular international humanitarian and human rights law, global|
|health and/or international relations. |
|EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS |
|An understanding of the advocacy/policy environment of the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, particularly the Human Rights |
|Council, IOM, OCHA, OHCHR, UNHCR and/or WHO. |
|A proven ability to work in a professional manner in a multilingual, multifaceted, international setting with limited supervision and a |
|willingness to learn new skills. |
|Commitment to Save the Children’s values. |
|Highly organized and able to anticipate needs. |
|Strong sense of responsibility coupled with teamwork skills. |
|Excellent spoken and written communication skills. |
|Fluency in English and French (spoken and written), Spanish or another UN language is an asset. |
|Computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and social media. |
|Resident in Switzerland with a valid Swiss work permit and right to work in an intern role (student enrolled in a Swiss university). |
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|Terms and Conditions |
|• Part-time (80%) for 6 months, beginning in January 2018 (start date to be agreed). |
|• The Advocacy intern will be paid a stipend of CHF 1’000 per month pro rata rising to CHF 2,000 per month pro rata after successful |
|completion of three months in the role. |
|Additional job responsibilities |
|The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties |
|within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. |
|Equal Opportunities |
|The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. |
|Health and Safety |
|The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures. |
|JD written by: Davinia Ovett Bondi |Date: 22.11.2017 |
|JD agreed by: |Date: |
|Job Description updated By: |Date: |
|Evaluated: |Date: |
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