Internship Opportunity: MY WORLD YOUTH ADVOCATE
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Dear Colleagues,
Please see below.
Best of luck!
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=36056
MY WORLD YOUTH ADVOCATE
Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Application Deadline : 15-Mar-13
Type of Contract : Internship
Post Level : Intern
Languages Required :
Arabic English French Russian Spanish Chinese Portuguese
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 22-Mar-2013
Duration of Initial Contract : 5 months
Expected Duration of Assignment : 5 months
REFER A FRIEND APPLY NOW
Background
The United Nations Millennium Declaration was adopted in 2000 by world
leaders, committing their countries to a new global partnership to
reduce extreme poverty and setting out time-bound goals on meeting the
needs of the world’s poorest. These goals, to be achieved by 2015,
formed the basis for what are now known as the eight Millennium
Development Goals, which have been broken down into 21 quantified
targets that are measured by 60 indicators.
As was outlined in the report of the Secretary to the general Assembly
in September 2011, the UN system’s process of developing a new frame
work post 2015 is likely to have the best development impact if it
emerges from an inclusive, open and transparent process with
multi-stakeholder participation. UN Millennium Campaign has for the
last 8 years led UN efforts to build partnerships with civil society,
private sector and citizens to contribute to the achievement of the
MDGs. This has been done through the use innovative communications
campaigns, advocacy, social mobilization and policy dialogue. The
focus has been to seek to influencing policy, the generation,
allocation and effective use of resources, ways of working and the
democratic governance environment to accelerate the progress toward
MDG achievement.
In this regard, the UN Millennium Campaign is taking the lead in
designing and implementing a strategy for outreach to stakeholders;
both within and outside the UN including key leaders across civil
society. Our Post-2015 outreach is an attempt to bring the voice of
citizens, civil society and the myriad of other stakeholders directly
into the debates and conversations that will shape the development
agenda.
MY World, a global options survey, has been designed and developed to
ask citizens what would make the most difference to their lives and
that of their families. It will be disseminated through different
channels to ensure both scale (to create political and media traction)
and representativeness (for credibility of the results). The outcome
of the Phase I will be to present regular analyses of the results to
the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda to inform
their work. It is envisaged that MY World will continue to 2015 and
help to develop an engaged constituency to strengthen accountability
for the next development agenda.
The UN Millennium Campaign is therefore creating a multilingual team
of interns who, as youth advocates, will provide support on the My
World campaign. Building on the expertise of the UNMC and as part of
the Youth advocate team, the intern selected is expected to develop an
outreach strategy to Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to raise
awareness of the platform and provide guidance to peer partners to
promote its use, allowing as many users as possible contributing to
express their top priorities for My World [ myworld2015.org ] and the
World We Want [ worldwewant2015.org ].
Applicants should have a background in CSO outreach, student
mobilization and/or social media engagment. The candidate is expected
to be active on social media and motivated in providing substantive
support to the campaign. The candidate is expected to have an
excellent knowledge of English and be fluent in one or more of the
following languages: Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish and French.
Any other language will be consider as an asset.
At least a total of 25 hours per week of work is required.
Duties and Responsibilities
Functions / Key Results Expected:
The Youth advocate will be the focal point of a region:
* Spreading awareness regarding the Initiative My world among the
CSOs pertaining to his/her area of intervention, with special emphasis
in those representing excluded/marginalize groups
* Generating interest and wider engagement in the post-2015 debate
* Increasing the number of SCO registered in My world and provide
follow up and back up support to the existing ones
* Achieving a realistic target number of votes on www.myworld2015.org
and the smartphone application, as well as engaging on
www.worldwewant2015.org
* Bringing activists, bloggers and tweeters together around post 2015
choices, web platforms, and social media accounts
* Facilitating the use of the Communication toolkit among the My
World partner network
* Drafting story of successful SCO campaigns in the field for media purposes
* Providing administrative and other programmatic support.
Deliverables:
* An outreach strategy to increase the awareness of the platform in
the region involved
* Mapping of the CSO and media in the region to be contacted as part
of the strategy
* Updated directory of the exiting CSOs per country and ensure the
expansion of the network through the same partners involved
* A common media storage and encourage documentation
* Weekly update on progress achieved, challenges and lessons learned
Competencies
Core competences:
* Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
* Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
* Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age
sensitivity and adaptability;
* Treats all people fairly without favouritism.
Functional competences:
* Demonstrated ability to interact with individuals of different
national and cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes the
willingness to understand different views and opinions
* Ability to work under pressure, to prioritize and to show a spirit
of initiative and a capacity to work in an independent way with
limited supervision
* Self-management and emotional intelligence
* Excellent communication skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
* Enrollment in a graduate-level degree programme in a development
related field such as social science. Only those students who will
return to their studies upon completion of their internship
assignments are eligible.
* Have completed at least four years of full-time studies at a
university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a
degree, if pursuing their studies in countries where higher education
is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages;
Experience:
* Experience in CSO and media outreach;
* Understanding of political issues in the region of intervention
* MS Office skills; Generally excellent computer skills;
* Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS
Word, Excel, etc), good knowledge and experience in handling of web
based information management systems and web design is an additional
asset.
* High degree of organization and initiative;
* Ability to multi-task and work independently
Language:
* Excellent knowledge of English;
* Fluent in one or more of the following languages: Arabic,
Portuguese, French, Spanish and Chinese.
* Any other language is an asset.
Important information:
UNDP may accept interns provided the following conditions are met:
* Interns are not financially remunerated by UNDP.
* UNDP accepts no responsibility for the medical and life insurance
of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred
during an internship.
* The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further
employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore,
there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an
internship.
* Only a successful candidate will be required to submit the
following nine documents:
* A completed UNDP internship application form
(http://www.undp-act.org/data/articles/undp_internship_application_form_2008.doc);
* A copy of the applicant’s most recent resume or curriculum vitae;
* A letter from his/her university confirming current enrollment and
graduation date;
* A copy of his/her school transcript;
* A letter of recommendation from a professor;
* A signed UNDP Internship Agreement;
* A Medical Certificate of Good Health;
* Proof of medical insurance including provision for medical
evacuation and removal of mortal remains or life insurance
* Copy of passport and US Visa/ US Identity Card
Click here for important information for US Permanent Residents
('Green Card' holders).
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous
groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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Arkie J. Tarr
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Organization of African Youth Liberia
National Coordinator
Education Today Inc
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Glance Entertainment
Past President
Rotaract Club of Monrovia
+231886156677
+231777463333
+231880813199
www.arkiejtarr.wordpress.com
Please see below.
Best of luck!
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=36056
MY WORLD YOUTH ADVOCATE
Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Application Deadline : 15-Mar-13
Type of Contract : Internship
Post Level : Intern
Languages Required :
Arabic English French Russian Spanish Chinese Portuguese
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 22-Mar-2013
Duration of Initial Contract : 5 months
Expected Duration of Assignment : 5 months
REFER A FRIEND APPLY NOW
Background
The United Nations Millennium Declaration was adopted in 2000 by world
leaders, committing their countries to a new global partnership to
reduce extreme poverty and setting out time-bound goals on meeting the
needs of the world’s poorest. These goals, to be achieved by 2015,
formed the basis for what are now known as the eight Millennium
Development Goals, which have been broken down into 21 quantified
targets that are measured by 60 indicators.
As was outlined in the report of the Secretary to the general Assembly
in September 2011, the UN system’s process of developing a new frame
work post 2015 is likely to have the best development impact if it
emerges from an inclusive, open and transparent process with
multi-stakeholder participation. UN Millennium Campaign has for the
last 8 years led UN efforts to build partnerships with civil society,
private sector and citizens to contribute to the achievement of the
MDGs. This has been done through the use innovative communications
campaigns, advocacy, social mobilization and policy dialogue. The
focus has been to seek to influencing policy, the generation,
allocation and effective use of resources, ways of working and the
democratic governance environment to accelerate the progress toward
MDG achievement.
In this regard, the UN Millennium Campaign is taking the lead in
designing and implementing a strategy for outreach to stakeholders;
both within and outside the UN including key leaders across civil
society. Our Post-2015 outreach is an attempt to bring the voice of
citizens, civil society and the myriad of other stakeholders directly
into the debates and conversations that will shape the development
agenda.
MY World, a global options survey, has been designed and developed to
ask citizens what would make the most difference to their lives and
that of their families. It will be disseminated through different
channels to ensure both scale (to create political and media traction)
and representativeness (for credibility of the results). The outcome
of the Phase I will be to present regular analyses of the results to
the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda to inform
their work. It is envisaged that MY World will continue to 2015 and
help to develop an engaged constituency to strengthen accountability
for the next development agenda.
The UN Millennium Campaign is therefore creating a multilingual team
of interns who, as youth advocates, will provide support on the My
World campaign. Building on the expertise of the UNMC and as part of
the Youth advocate team, the intern selected is expected to develop an
outreach strategy to Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to raise
awareness of the platform and provide guidance to peer partners to
promote its use, allowing as many users as possible contributing to
express their top priorities for My World [ myworld2015.org ] and the
World We Want [ worldwewant2015.org ].
Applicants should have a background in CSO outreach, student
mobilization and/or social media engagment. The candidate is expected
to be active on social media and motivated in providing substantive
support to the campaign. The candidate is expected to have an
excellent knowledge of English and be fluent in one or more of the
following languages: Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish and French.
Any other language will be consider as an asset.
At least a total of 25 hours per week of work is required.
Duties and Responsibilities
Functions / Key Results Expected:
The Youth advocate will be the focal point of a region:
* Spreading awareness regarding the Initiative My world among the
CSOs pertaining to his/her area of intervention, with special emphasis
in those representing excluded/marginalize groups
* Generating interest and wider engagement in the post-2015 debate
* Increasing the number of SCO registered in My world and provide
follow up and back up support to the existing ones
* Achieving a realistic target number of votes on www.myworld2015.org
and the smartphone application, as well as engaging on
www.worldwewant2015.org
* Bringing activists, bloggers and tweeters together around post 2015
choices, web platforms, and social media accounts
* Facilitating the use of the Communication toolkit among the My
World partner network
* Drafting story of successful SCO campaigns in the field for media purposes
* Providing administrative and other programmatic support.
Deliverables:
* An outreach strategy to increase the awareness of the platform in
the region involved
* Mapping of the CSO and media in the region to be contacted as part
of the strategy
* Updated directory of the exiting CSOs per country and ensure the
expansion of the network through the same partners involved
* A common media storage and encourage documentation
* Weekly update on progress achieved, challenges and lessons learned
Competencies
Core competences:
* Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
* Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
* Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age
sensitivity and adaptability;
* Treats all people fairly without favouritism.
Functional competences:
* Demonstrated ability to interact with individuals of different
national and cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes the
willingness to understand different views and opinions
* Ability to work under pressure, to prioritize and to show a spirit
of initiative and a capacity to work in an independent way with
limited supervision
* Self-management and emotional intelligence
* Excellent communication skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
* Enrollment in a graduate-level degree programme in a development
related field such as social science. Only those students who will
return to their studies upon completion of their internship
assignments are eligible.
* Have completed at least four years of full-time studies at a
university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a
degree, if pursuing their studies in countries where higher education
is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages;
Experience:
* Experience in CSO and media outreach;
* Understanding of political issues in the region of intervention
* MS Office skills; Generally excellent computer skills;
* Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS
Word, Excel, etc), good knowledge and experience in handling of web
based information management systems and web design is an additional
asset.
* High degree of organization and initiative;
* Ability to multi-task and work independently
Language:
* Excellent knowledge of English;
* Fluent in one or more of the following languages: Arabic,
Portuguese, French, Spanish and Chinese.
* Any other language is an asset.
Important information:
UNDP may accept interns provided the following conditions are met:
* Interns are not financially remunerated by UNDP.
* UNDP accepts no responsibility for the medical and life insurance
of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred
during an internship.
* The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further
employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore,
there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an
internship.
* Only a successful candidate will be required to submit the
following nine documents:
* A completed UNDP internship application form
(http://www.undp-act.org/data/articles/undp_internship_application_form_2008.doc);
* A copy of the applicant’s most recent resume or curriculum vitae;
* A letter from his/her university confirming current enrollment and
graduation date;
* A copy of his/her school transcript;
* A letter of recommendation from a professor;
* A signed UNDP Internship Agreement;
* A Medical Certificate of Good Health;
* Proof of medical insurance including provision for medical
evacuation and removal of mortal remains or life insurance
* Copy of passport and US Visa/ US Identity Card
Click here for important information for US Permanent Residents
('Green Card' holders).
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous
groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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Organization of African Youth Liberia
National Coordinator
Education Today Inc
CEO/ President
Glance Entertainment
Past President
Rotaract Club of Monrovia
+231886156677
+231777463333
+231880813199
www.arkiejtarr.wordpress.com
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