Global Citizen Advocate

beBeeHumanitarian; Meyrin; Vor Ort; CHF 100’000 - 125’000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading organization is seeking a highly motivated intern for an 11-month position in their Humanitarian and Migration Team. The intern will support the UK's objectives in UN Reform and humanitarian migration policy while gaining experience through engaging in multilateral work and event coordination. Fluency in English and a strong interest in relevant areas are essential for success.

Leistungen

Monthly training allowance of CHF 1,450

Reimbursement for Geneva travel card costs

Qualifikationen

• Fluency in both oral and written English (minimum of C2 level).
• Strong interest in forced displacement and migration policy.
• Ability to work autonomously and proactively.

Aufgaben

• Attend UN/NGO meetings and support key relationships.
• Coordinate logistics of events and meetings at the UK Mission.
• Provide administrative support to the Humanitarian and Migration team.

Kenntnisse

Fluency in English

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Ausbildung

Relevant discipline

Jobbeschreibung

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled intern to join our Humanitarian and Migration Team.

Job Description

The successful candidate will work under the supervision and guidance of the First Secretary and Second Secretary Humanitarian and Migration respectively. They will participate in the Mission's multilateral work as an integral part of the UK Mission to the UN, supporting delivery of the UK's objectives for UN Reform and the UK Government's humanitarian migration policy goals.

• Attend UN / Red Cross / NGO-hosted meetings on a variety of humanitarian and / or forced displacement / migration issues (appeals, country briefings, thematic workshops, etc.), support key relationships with humanitarian and migration institutions in Geneva, and learn how to influence others in line with UK Government policy.
• Deliver key messages as a UK representative; produce write-ups and share them with the relevant teams, etc.
• Lead UK Mission efforts and engagement on one or two thematic humanitarian or forced displacement and migration policy areas - for example climate / gender.
• Coordinate the logistics of humanitarian, forced displacement and migration events / conferences hosted at the UK Mission. Plan meetings, send invitations, draft agenda, welcome participants, take notes and produce formal and informal write-ups.
• Coordinate logistics of humanitarian, forced displacement and migration-related high-level visits to Geneva (in partnership with the Visits & Events Officer and Ambassador's Executive Assistant). Schedule meetings with heads of agencies, draft the visit programme, liaise regularly with the relevant UK Private Office, register the UK delegation and official speakers to the event, issue UN accreditation requests, etc.
• Provide administrative support to the Humanitarian and Migration team on an ad hoc basis as required – including coordination of team meetings, booking meeting rooms, keeping a forward calendar up-to-date.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need :

• Fluency in both oral and written English (minimum of C2 level for CEFR framework
• and excellent communication skills;
• A strong interest in forced displacement and migration policy, multilateral policy, international relations or other relevant discipline;
• The ability to work autonomously and proactively in busy periods;
• Strong organisational skills, flexibility and ability work in a fast-moving environment;
• A willingness to undergo a mandatory security check.

This is a full-time 11-month internship (with a 3-month probation period). The UK Mission pays a monthly training allowance of CHF 1,450. Please note that interns will need to arrange and pay for their own travel and accommodation, as well as any other living costs and may be subject to local tax & social charges, depending on their personal circumstances. All interns can claim back from the Mission the cost of a standard monthly Geneva travel card.

Others

Please note that the deadline for applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen. We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.