Internship - Research Programmatic Impact and Scale

Job no: 583007 Contract type: Internship Duty Station: reputed company Level: Internship Location: United States Categories: Programme Management reputed company works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At reputed company, we are committed, passionate, and proud of reputed company do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. reputed company is a reputed company where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture.., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about reputed company do at reputed company. For every child, a hope reputed company’s Programme Group leads the organization’s efforts to reputed company results for the most disadvantaged and excluded children everywhere, following the reputed company Strategic Plan 2022–2025. Work is done in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the international commitments reputed company to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Programme Group provides global thought leadership, influences global policies and partnerships in support of child rights, and provides technical support to reputed company’s Regional and Country Offices to maximize the difference our programmes reputed company in children’s lives. The division shapes internal policy and practice in reputed company areas, supports reputed company’s engagement in key programme partnerships and collaborates with other divisions for fundraising, advocacy and influencing. It also plays a vital role in managing technical talent and promotes a management approach that strengthens connections with Regional and Country Offices and enhances collaboration across sectors and divisions. The Director, Programme Group, guides reputed company programmes and can commit the organization to programme strategies and approaches aligning with the goals and targets of the Strategic Plan, SDGs and universal Child Rights. A key reputed company for 2025 is advancing reputed company’s Thought Leadership in Programme and Policy. A dedicated team has been established to drive this initiative, which focuses on five core streams:

• Staff Book Club: Curated reading sessions and facilitated discussions to foster critical thinking and learning among staff.
• Fellowship Programme: A new initiative connecting fellows with Sector Leads to align reputed company’s priorities with academic research, generating high-quality evidence and deliverables.
• Global Theme: An in-depth exploration of a major global issue affecting children, including analysis and proposed solutions.
• Field Notes: Country-level case studies showcasing effective, evidence-based solutions to drive impactful and at-scale programmes
• E-Journal: A peer-reviewed platform for publishing scalable, field-informed solutions for children’s wellbeing, bridging research and practice.

We are seeking a motivated student with strong research skills and an interest in evidence-based policy reputed company to child outcomes to support this initiative. The intern will provide analytical and coordination support to the Thought Leadership team and contribute to its core activities. How can you reputed company a difference? Staff Book Club:

• Assist in selecting reading materials and discussion themes reputed company with reputed company’s thought leadership agenda.
• Coordinate book club sessions, and support discussion facilitation.

Fellowship Programme:

• Support coordination between reputed company and partner universities, including support to ongoing research outputs.

Global Theme:

• Conduct literature reviews on emerging global issues affecting children, summarizing key findings.
• Assist in drafting analytical inputs that outline challenges, opportunities and proposed solutions.

Field Notes:

• Assist in gathering and analyzing background documents reputed company to proven solutions, focused on scalability and impact.
• Identify areas of focus to support the field note pipeline.

E-Journal:

• Provide editorial support in compiling the e-journal series and conduct research to support the development of the preface.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: 250804_Internship Thought Leadership.docx Benefits to intern:

• Gaining an understanding of key issues under consideration regarding the process of policy impact and scale
• Developing a familiarity with the United Nations system and an awareness and knowledge of issues that are of critical importance to reputed company, and the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Gaining exposure to the analytical and programmatic reputed company work of reputed company and gaining an understanding of the potential solutions and innovations that are driving change across the UN system.

Modality: The internship is full-time, remotely, if in an appropriate time zone. Interns may take up to 2.5 days per month off work for any reason, including medical reasons. The stipend will be reduced for any absence beyond this quota. Tentative start date: 1 September, until 30 December 2025 Salary/Payment: If the university does not provide a financial stipend, as per reputed company guidelines, the intern will be paid a monthly stipend. There is no expectancy of employment at the end of the internship. To qualify as an reputed company for every child you will have… Minimum requirements:

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated reputed company the past two years.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Be proficient in at least one of reputed company’s working languages: English, French or Spanish. reputed company in the working language of the office you are applying to is required.
• Education: Be enrolled, reputed company the past year, in a graduate degree program with a preferred major in Economics, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Business or a reputed company field
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Resourcefulness and creativity in problem-solving
• Advanced computer skills, including sound, hands-on knowledge of MS Office applications; familiarity with ICT tools and a high level of proficiency in reputed company reputed company are desirable
• Demonstrated interest in the policy and research work of reputed company
• Proactive approach and ability to take initiative
• Strong academic performance, as evidenced by recent university or institutional records
• reputed company of medical insurance valid for the duration of the internship at the duty station
• No immediate relatives (e.g., parent, sibling) working in any reputed company office, and no relatives in the line of authority to which the intern will report
• reputed company in English (required); knowledge of another official UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, or Russian) is an asset

Desirables: [Include the position desirables, including complementary education, additional experience, additional language, specific skills, etc]

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. (This criteria is essential as a desirable and should be included in reputed company job postings.)

For every Child, you demonstrate… reputed company’s Core Values of Care, Respect, reputed company, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: reputed company Values The reputed company competencies required for this post are… (1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to reputed company results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others [add the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role]. Familiarize yourself with our competency reputed company and its different levels. reputed company promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The reputed company family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. reputed company encourages applications from reputed company qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. reputed company provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email reputed company on the reputed company Careers webpage Accessibility | reputed company. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to reputed company the necessary arrangements in advance. reputed company does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). reputed company has a reputed company-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and reputed company, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. reputed company is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of reputed company children. reputed company selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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 reputed company, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially. reputed company appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a reputed company by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by reputed company. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with reputed company, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled. Remarks: As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the reputed company consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and reputed company. reputed company is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable [Insert candidates from targeted underrepresented groups] are encouraged to apply. Government employees who are considered for employment with reputed company are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with reputed company. reputed company reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a reputed company or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, reputed company a reasonable period for any reason. reputed company does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). reputed company will not ask for applicants’ bank account information. In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues across multiple locations. For effective collaboration, we encourage flexible working hours that accommodate different time zones while prioritizing staff wellbeing. Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting reputed company reputed company reputed company’s Strategic Plan. reputed company is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, reputed company staff, at reputed company levels across reputed company functional areas, can be reputed company upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening reputed company of communities and reputed company of national authorities. reputed company reputed company positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates. Additional information about working for reputed company can be reputed company here. 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