Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeInternship
Target Start Date2024-03-18
Job Posting End DateMarch 13, 2024
Terms of ReferenceOrganizational context
As of August 2023, there are over 7.7 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants living outside their country of origin, including 6.5 million in Latin America and the Caribbean.
On 12 April 2018, the UN Secretary General confirmed that the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) co-lead the coordination of a response of Venezuelan outflows.
The R4V comprises 17 countries that host Venezuelan refugees and migrants across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It includes a regional platform located in Panama which is complemented by local coordination mechanisms, dedicated national and sub-regional platforms, working directly with host country governments, and responsible for the operational coordination and implementation of the Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP). The R4V is also organised by sectors of assistance and working groups. In 2023-2024, the RMRP includes 228 partners (over 90% of non-UN agencies), of which 47 are refugee and migrant-led organisations. The R4V, through its Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (RMNA) and RMRP, aims to raise the profile of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and drive consistent advocacy and fundraising efforts to the benefit of R4V partners, including through constant engagement with institutional and non-traditional donors and annual donor events; ensure an informed, efficient, and coordinated response, including through a wealth of information management and reporting tools, reports and briefings; promote positive policies and related dialogues for refugees and migrants, including with the Quito Process; convene all relevant stakeholders, including R4V response actors, host governments, the donor community, and affected refugee and migrant communities; and deliver humanitarian and integration/inclusion-focused assistance at the regional, national and subregional levels.
The Multi Country Office of UNHCR in Argentina co-leads jointly with IOM the Southern Cone Chapter of the R4V comprising Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Each of the countries counts with a National Platform which meets periodically and develop the cycle of joint programing: assessment, planning, implementation and reporting.
The intern will give support to the leadership role of the Platforms, benefiting of a challenging learning experience in a multi-partners and multi-country context.
Duties and responsibilities
1. Support for R4V tasks:
a. Sorting and updating mailings and contact lists for R4V in 4 countries.
b. Periodic forwarding of relevant information to partners and of publications and other key resources of R4V or partners.
c. Organization of R4V meetings (considering that there are 4 meetings per country per year, although we have generally held 3 in Paraguay and Uruguay due to capacity constraints).
d. Support in the logistical organization of meetings for 4 countries (hiring, venue identification, venue preparation, etc.).
e. Preparation of draft minutes for R4V meetings and support for sending them to partners.
f. Calendar of meetings and other regional events.
g. Support in hiring and monitoring for publications, design, etc.
h. Support in coordinating with IOM Coordination on monitoring specific issues with partners.
2. Assistance in tasks related to Cooperation Frameworks and UN Migration Networks:
a. Maintain an updated internal calendar of inter-agency spaces and a list of focal points for the Argentine MCO.
b. Support in compiling inputs from various units for diagnosis (CCAs, other evaluations, etc.), planning, evaluation, and reporting of inter-agency processes such as PMTs, Results Groups, and other inter-agency initiatives, etc.
c. Support in compiling inputs for Migration Networks initiatives.
3. General support for daily tasks in the absence of the Inter-Agency Coordinator
Minimum qualifications required
In order to be considered for an internship, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
• Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO; and
• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.
Desirable qualifications and skills
• The intern is expected to have knowledge in the areas of social sciences, international relations, and/or law, and a strong commitment to working with human rights.
• An intermediate level of English proficiency is required.
• Availability and openness to teamwork in multicultural environments.
Conditions
It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9.00am to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday and 9 am to 2 pm on Fridays. The successful candidate will be assigned to support the team in Buenos Aires.
Allowance: Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help to cover the cost of food, local transportation and living expenses.
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Other informationThis position doesn't require a functional clearance
Home-BasedNo