UN Women, Security and Safety Services Intern, Copenhagen Denmark

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The Office of Security and Safety Services, within the Department of Management and Administration, is developing a new Security and Safety Compliance System (SSCS) to replace the current platform, in line with UN Women’s obligations under the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS) policy requirements and Security Risk Management Measures at Country level. The SSCS is a key digital tool for monitoring compliance and strengthening the security and safety of UN Women personnel, premises, and assets worldwide. New SSCS is currently 90% developed and is designed to enhance compliance processes through simplification and automation.

Under the guidance of the Project Manager, the intern will support the SSCS project’s completion during its final development stage, preforming user acceptance testing (UAT), assisting with preparations for the system’s global rollout, and helping develop communication and training materials for end users.

Description of Responsibilities

•     Support and participate in meetings with internal and external stakeholders related to the SSCS; 
•     Verify the platform’s functionalities including integration with UN Women’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) database and the UN Security Managers Information Network (UNSMIN) platform managed by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS);
•     Participate in user acceptance testing, including conducting review and testing of the new Security and Safety Compliance System (SSCS) platform, reporting bugs and technical issues to the Project Manager;
•     Support the development of communication and training material, such as user manuals, one-pagers, presentations, and the production of a short explanation video for the new SSCS, in collaboration with the Communications Team;
•     Update the intranet page, ensuring all new information and materials are accurate and up to date.
 

Learning Objectives

The internship programme offers unique learning opportunities for interns, exposing them to the work of the United Nations at Headquarters level, and enriching their educational experience through practical work in an international organization, with a focus on gender equality.

•     Increased understanding of UN Women’s work within the context of the UN system
•     Increased understanding of UN Security Management System
•     Learning different aspects of safety and security in an international environment
•     Increased knowledge of issues related to security risk management
•     Meeting and networking with UN Women colleagues in other units and other UN Security Management System organizations
•     Work as a team member in a multicultural setting

Competencies :

Core Values:

Core Competencies:

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Functional Competencies:

•     Familiarity with or ease in navigating database systems, digital tools, or IT platforms. 
•     Ability to produce communication materials.
•     Interest in or basic understanding of security risk management systems or knowledge of the United Nations Security Management System.

Education:

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.