UNDP is accepting applications for Women, Peace, and Security Internship program in the USA. Interns must be enrolled in a Master’s Degree program in law, gender studies, international relations, human rights, development studies or related field. This is an unpaid internship program. UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship. International students are eligible to apply for this internship programme.
This is an unpaid internship program. UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship. International students are eligible to apply for this internship programme.
Field of Internship: This is a Women, Peace and Security Internship programme.
Course Level: Internship
Internship Provider: UNDP
Internship can be taken in New York, USA
Eligibility: Education:
- Enrolled in a Master’s Degree programme in law, gender studies, international relations, human rights, development studies or related field.
Experience:
- Experience working in an international environment would be desirable;
- Knowledge and understanding of post-conflict contexts, especially as related to women and gender issues.
Language:
- Fluency in English;
- Working knowledge of one other UN official language is highly desirable.
Internship Open for International Students: International students are eligible to apply for this internship programme.
Is this paid internship? No,
UN Women Internship Policy:
- UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship;
- All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution;
- UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
- The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed;
- Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN Women during the period of the internship or for six months immediately following the expiration date of internship;
- The intern must provide proof of enrollment in health insurance plan. To be eligible, they must be enrolled in a master’s, post-master’s or doctorate programme, or be in the final year of a first university degree programme (bachelor’s level or equivalent). If they have recently graduated from university, they must be able to commence the internship within one year of graduation.
Internship Description: The Peace and Security Section leads on UN system-wide coordination on Women, Peace and Security, provides technical and financial support to the peace and security work of UN Women field offices, and implements a number of global initiatives that range from training women on mediation, peacekeepers on preventing and responding to sexual violence, and experts on investigation and documentation of international crimes, to rapidly deploying gender advisors to commissions of inquiry, peace talks, and post-conflict planning and financing processes, supporting gender-responsive public service delivery, and linking women in the community and grassroots organizations to police and other actors to ensure better protection.
Number of awards offered: Not Known
Internship Duration: The duration of internship is four months.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of application is online.
Internship Application Deadline: Internship application deadline is December 29, 2017.