Intern - Humanitarian Affairs

Geneva (In-person)

January - June 2027

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is the part of the UN Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions. The Strategic Prioritization and Practices Branch (SPPB) helps OCHA and partners deliver more effective joint responses using innovative, state-of-the-art coordination tools and services. The work of the Branch focuses on the key activities which enable effective coordination: needs assessment and analysis, humanitarian response planning and continuous monitoring. SPPB aims to ensure OCHA and partner staff have the skills, tools and technical support needed to meet the needs of people affected by crises through a well- coordinated collective response effort, within the framework of a rigorous Humanitarian Programme Cycle. The selected interns will join the Approaches and Practices Section (APS) within SPPB. APS supports humanitarian policy and coordination practice globally and in the field, and works to translate policy into effective coordination approaches and capacities. The selected interns will report to a Humanitarian Affairs Officer/Associate Humanitarian Affairs Officer and will regularly collaborate with colleagues within the Section and the Branch. Daily responsibilities will depend on the intern's background and may include: • Assisting in the design and preparation of studies on humanitarian response and coordination, and other related issues (localization, cash, AAP, etc.). • Researching, analyzing, and presenting information gathered from various sources. • Helping draft written materials such as study sections, background papers, presentations, policy notes, infographics and presentations. • Maintaining reference and resource materials on humanitarian policy and coordination. • Supporting the organization of meetings, workshops, and other events, including note taking. • Supporting the updating of data platforms and general planning in the section. • Following current humanitarian affairs and related political, policy, and gender issues. • Performing other tasks requested by the supervisor. In addition, the selected interns will either support the secretariat of the Global Cluster Coordination Group (GCCG) or the Coordination Mapping team. For the GCCG secretariat Intern position: The GCCG promotes cross cluster collaboration and supports both operational coordination in crisis settings and global level guidance and policy development. Specific tasks include: • Preparing and organizing GCCG hybrid (virtual and in person) meetings. • Drafting agendas and background materials. • Managing meeting logistics. • Drafting summary notes and tracking follow up actions. • Communicating with cluster coordinators and other stakeholders. • Maintaining the GCCG online collaboration platform. • Additional tasks related to other workstreams within APS, when appropriate. For the Coordination Mapping Intern position, specific tasks include: • Reviewing and cleaning data in close collaboration with colleagues. • Collating anomalies • Liaising with country cluster and OCHA focal points on data anomalies. • Drafting meeting summaries from meetings with country operations and other stakeholders. • Working on data wrapper to generate graphics for online presence. • Proposing different infographics using coordination mapping data. • Monitoring the Coordination Mapping email, alerting colleagues and proposing action when needed. • Additional tasks related to other workstreams within APS, when appropriate. These internship shall be based in Geneva (Switzerland) for a maximum period of six (6) months, beginning at a mutually agreed time

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: • Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); • Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent), preferably in areas related to political science, social science, humanitarian affairs, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or in a related field. Do you meet any of the above-mentioned required criteria? If yes, please indicate which one. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate or proof of university enrollment at a later stage, if selected. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. -Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to draft clear and concise background papers, presentations, meeting summaries and other research products, are desirable. -Demonstrated ability to research, analyse and synthesize information from multiple sources, with attention to accuracy, relevance and detail, is desirable. -Skills in meeting coordination and administrative support, including preparing agendas and background materials, taking notes, tracking follow-up actions, and communicating effectively with stakeholders from different sectors, organizations or backgrounds, are desirable. -Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, demonstrated through academic or professional experience using Excel to organize, analyse or present data, is desirable. -Data analysis and visualization skills, including the ability to synthesize and present information clearly through tables, charts, infographics or presentations, are desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language is desirable.

Not available.

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.