Application deadline: 01 April 2012
Duration: The description below refers to various internship opportunities between 3 to 6 months on an ongoing basis. Please indicate your concrete availability between July 2010 and July 2012.
Background
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the United Nations programme that supports sustainable human development globally through the promotion of volunteerism and the mobilization of volunteers. It operates against a background of growing recognition that volunteerism brings benefits to both society at large and the individual volunteer; that it makes important contributions, economically as well as socially; and that it contributes to more cohesive societies by building trust and reciprocity among citizens. Universal and inclusive, UNV embraces all types of volunteer action while holding to the values of free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity, which are the foundations of volunteerism.
The United Nations General Assembly designated UNV as the focal point for the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers which will be launched on 5th December 2010 and run during 2011. Therefore UNV, in partnership with NGOs, governments, civil society and the private sector will facilitate the preparation, implementation and follow up activities for the International Year of Volunteers 10th anniversary (IYV+10.)
UNV is headquartered in Bonn, Germany and has approximately 150 staff positions – the majority in Bonn with some dozen positions in different UN peacekeeping missions, and other Headquarters locations (e.g. New York and Tokyo). In the field, UNV has country office teams, composed of UNV Programme Officers (UNV volunteers) and Country Office Assistants, in many of the UNDP country offices. The major organizational groups within UNV are:
- The Office of the Executive Coordinator (OEC);
- The Evaluation Unit;
- The Corporate Planning and Performance Unit;
- The Volunteer Programme and Management Group (VPMG) comprising the Peace and Development Divisions; Volunteer Recruitment Resources Section (VRRS); Volunteer Knowledge and Innovation Section (VKIS); supported by a Quality Assurance Unit;
- The Partnerships and Communications Division (PCD); and
- The Management Services Division (MSD) comprising sections for Information Support Services, Finance, Human Resources, as well as Units for Common Services and Administration.