Opportunity Expired
OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention, and facilitate sustainable solutions.
OCHA Indonesia addresses and facilitates issues relating to coordination, communications and humanitarian financing, and serves the entire humanitarian community. In doing this, OCHA works with the Government of Indonesia and other counterparts. OCHA provides support to the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in indonesia. Working with the entire humanitarian community, OCHA looks to foster a conducive operating environment that facilitates the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance (both material assistance and protection assistance). Crucially, OCHA promotes compliance with humanitarian principles in the humanitarian response.
This internship will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia. The intern shall be under the general guidance and supervision of the Administrative and Finance Officer.
The internship is being offered for a maximum period of three (3) months.
In general, the intern shall support OCHA Indonesia in Administrative issues.
To qualify for an internship with the UN Internship programme, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
Applicants who are unable to commence the internship within one year of graduation shall not be accepted. The University degree must be in the area of political science, social science, humanitarian, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences, or in a related field.
No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in English is required. Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.
Candidates will be assessed based on their Personal History Profile (PHP). Individual interviews may be conducted by the Hiring Manager directly for further consideration. A complete online application (cover note included in the PHP) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The cover note must include:
In your PHP, please be sure to include all past work experience, if any and three (3) references.
Due to high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.
Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.
The internship within the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in line with the United Nations (UN) Internship Programme, aims to provide a framework by which students and recent graduates from diverse academic backgrounds gain exposure to the United Nations through assignment to offices within the Secretariat in order to enhance their educational experience and gain experience in the work of the United Nations. Additionally, it provides the United Nations offices with the assistance of qualified interns specialized in various professional fields.
The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.
Indonesia
Indonesian Temporary Work Visa
Indonesian Citizen
Indonesian Permanent Resident