Internship – Partnership and Resource Mobilization Intern

UN Women through its Liaison Office to the African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) engages with the AU and its various organs, the UNECA and civil society organizations, as well as the diplomatic community. Through the office, UN Women provides technical support to Member States and the AU in the adoption, implementation and monitoring of commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE), in accordance with its mandate. Furthermore, the UN Women Liaison Office represents UN Women in the UN Liaison Team and facilitates the participation of relevant UN Women Offices including regional offices for East and Southern Africa (ESAR), West and Central Africa (WCAR) and North Africa (ROAS) in the Regional policy and advocacy processes to advance the GEWE agenda on the continent.

UN Women through its Liaison Office to the AU and ECA aims at providing technical assistance to the African Union Commission (AUC) through the Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD) to effectively mainstream gender issues in AU and its programs and policy processes. UN Women Liaison Office also collaborates with relevant departments of the AUC for gender responsive development and implementation of regional initiatives. In addition, the Liaison Office continues to establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with relevant UN agencies, INGOs and CSOs to implement catalytic initiatives in supporting the continental GEWE agenda. In this regard, the Liaison Office carries out knowledge management activities by tracking the implementation of policies as well as identifying and disseminating advocacy messages and good practices to inform decisions and priorities of the AU and its organs. The Liaison Office accordingly endeavors to catalyze the adoption and implementation of gender responsive regional policies which inform programming, policy and partnerships at different levels in Africa.

The Liaison Office as a full-fledged presence, is guided by a Strategic Note (2022-2025) which defines its key development results and management/operational results. The Strategic Note (SN) is aligned with the global UN Women Strategic Plan (2022-2025), the AU GEWE Strategy (2018-2028), Agenda 2063 and other key GEWE frameworks of Africa as well as global normative frameworks. In this regard, the UN Women Liaison Office needs to engage in a wide variety of efforts to mobilize resources, working from new and diverse sources for the effective implementation of its Strategic Note.

To support the work in the areas of partnerships and resource mobilization, the Liaison Office is currently seeking to engage a Partnership and Resource Mobilisation Intern who, as a core member of the Liaison Office program team, will support compliance with obligations to donors and other partners, undertake research and develop products related to partnerships and disseminate the knowledge to support UN Women’s coordinated engagement with partners. The intern will work in close collaboration with the programme and operations team in UN Women Liaison Office, Regional Offices, Ethiopia Country Office and HQs as well as officials in regional organisations, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society organizations to ensure the successful implementation of UN Women Liaison Office initiatives and programmes.

• Support to analyze the strategic partnership related opportunities in line with the Liaison office priorities for partnership development and develop brief materials to use for preparations for meetings with potential partners
• Monitor the Liaison Office’s donor reporting commitments, follow up and alerting on upcoming deadlines and provide support to review and quality assurance of narrative donor reporting
•  Analyze and maintain donor information and databases
• Monitor updating of pipeline into Leads system and provide details to supervisor.
• Provide inputs to resource mobilization strategies
• Undertakes ad-hoc donor studies (donor policies, sectoral and geographic preferences, economic and political background, development assistance strategies etc.), research and other activities to identify funding opportunities
• Undertake research for possible new partnerships
• Develop intelligence and knowledge products related to partnerships and disseminate internally to support institutional capacity on partner relations
• Participate in donor meetings and public information events, as delegated

Learning Objectives

• Increase understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system at the regional level
• Good working knowledge of the resource mobilization function of UN Women as well as a clear understanding of the relationship building with partners and clients
• Knowledge and understanding of regional GEWE policy issues
• Build and develop professional relationships with UN Women colleagues and colleagues from other UN agencies.
• Work as a team member in a multicultural setting

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity • Professionalism Core Competencies:
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability • Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:  UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf (unwomen.org)

Functional Competencies:

• Familiarity with Africa regional gender equality issues
• Ability to learn quickly • Strong attention to detail
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks with varying complexity
• Ability to adapt in a constantly changing and fast-paced environment
• Excellent written, verbal, & interpersonal communication skills as well as exemplary customer service skills
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and strong teamwork capacity
• A self-starter; able to anticipate issues and propose solutions
• Strong interest in working in the UN system, particularly on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
• General IT competence and command of main office software programmes

Applicants must meet one of the following:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: Gender Studies, Political Science, International Relations or other relevant Social Science fields is required.
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

Experience:

• Advanced working knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Publisher).
• Candidates with basic design and layout skills and adept in using Adobe Photoshop, In Design and other publishing software
• Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills
• Proven advocacy, analytical and writing skills
• Demonstrated and extensive social media experience is an added advantage

Language:

Excellent communication skill (written and oral) in English language. Knowledge of French language is an asset.

Renumeration

Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic costs for the duration of the internship.

Application:

• All applications must include (as an attachment) a completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment.

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.)