Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeInternship
Target Start Date2023-08-16
Job Posting End DateJuly 10, 2023
Terms of ReferenceThe intern will work under the supervision of the Senior Staff Counsellor and will interact regularly with Peer Advisors, HR colleagues, the medical team in UNHCR’s Americas region and Global Psychosocial wellbeing team focusing on implementation and monitoring of health promotion and disease prevention initiatives. The intern will be expected to collaborate with other stakeholders on projects related to the wellbeing platform.
• Degree in Counselling, Organisational Psychology, Psychology, Social Work, Business Studies, Project Management or other related fields.
• Experience with data collection, statistical analysis, report writing and drafting reports and correspondence
• Excellent presentation and written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office.
Language Requirements:
• Knowledge of English and Spanish required. Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese would be an asset.
It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 8:00am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00am to 12pm on Friday. The successful candidate will be assigned to support the team in Panama City.
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
Interested applicants should submit their application through www.unhcr.org/careers.html click on vacancies.
The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing or training.
We welcome applications from candidates with a refugee or stateless background.
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Required Languages English
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Other informationNOTE: An individual whose father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister is a staff member of UNHCR, including a Temporary Appointment holder or a member of the Affiliate Workforce, is not eligible for an internship.This position doesn't require a functional clearance