Agency Coordination Internship

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Description

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The Multi Country Office of UNHCR in Argentina co-leads jointly with IOM the Southern Cone Chapter of the R4V comprising Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Each of the countries counts with a National Platform which meets periodically and develop the cycle of joint programing: assessment, planning, implementation and reporting.  

The intern will give support to the leadership role of the Platforms, benefiting of a challenging learning experience in a multi-partners and multi-country context.  

Duties and responsibilities:

Support for R4V tasks: 

• Sorting and updating mailings and contact lists for R4V in 4 countries. 
• Periodic forwarding of relevant information to partners and of publications and other key resources of R4V or partners. 
• Organization of R4V meetings (considering that there are 4 meetings per country per year, although we have generally held 3 in Paraguay and Uruguay due to capacity constraints). 
• Support in the logistical organization of meetings for 4 countries (hiring, venue identification, venue preparation, etc.). 
• Preparation of draft minutes for R4V meetings and support for sending them to partners. 
• Calendar of meetings and other regional events. 
• Support in hiring and monitoring for publications, design, etc. 
• Support in coordinating with IOM Coordination on monitoring specific issues with partners.

Assistance in tasks related to Cooperation Frameworks and UN Migration Networks: 

• Maintain an updated internal calendar of inter-agency spaces and a list of focal points for the Argentine MCO. 
• Support in compiling inputs from various units for diagnosis (CCAs, other evaluations, etc.), planning, evaluation, and reporting of inter-agency processes such as PMTs, Results Groups, and other inter-agency initiatives, etc.
• Support in compiling inputs for Migration Networks initiatives.
• General support for daily tasks in the absence of the Inter-Agency Coordinator 

Minimum qualifications required:

In order to be considered for an internship, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO; and
• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.
• Desirable qualifications and skills:
• The intern is expected to have knowledge in the areas of social sciences, international relations, and/or law, and a strong commitment to working with human rights.
• An intermediate level of English proficiency is required.
• Availability and openness to teamwork in multicultural environments.

Source: https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Buenos-Aires-Argentina/Inter-Agency-Coordination-Intern_JR2552940

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