Political Affairs Intern

The Political Affairs Intern supports various projects related to the mandate of the Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict. The role involves research, participation in meetings, preparation of communication materials, monitoring media, and assisting in administrative and outreach activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and reference searches on various issues related to the children and armed conflict mandate, including on political and security developments and humanitarian issues.
• Participate in meetings with stakeholders and contribute to collaborative projects and initiatives.
• Attend and take notes at conferences and meetings.
• Assist in preparing and formatting communication materials such as presentations, newsletters, website content, and social media posts.
• Support outreach and visibility activities for advocacy campaigns by helping with content preparation and dissemination.
• Monitor news articles, press releases, and social media platforms and share relevant information with the team.
• Assist in servicing conferences and meetings.
• Assist in preparing reports, concept papers, policy documents, talking points, articles and other materials.
• Perform other duties including administrative tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).
• Be computer literate in standard software such as Microsoft Excel, MS Word and Teams or similar.
• Demonstrate a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic is required.

Skills

• Research
• Meeting Participation
• Communication Materials Development
• Media Monitoring
• Administrative Support
• Outreach Activities
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• MS Teams

Languages

English, Arabic