Intern at UNESCO's DRR team (EU project)

Job Purpose and learning objectives

Support the work of the UNESCO’s Disaster Risk Reduction Unit and contribute to the development, implementation, and administration of the Section’s initiatives and projects, in particular the EU funded OPERANDUM project.

The intern will acquire experience on how UNESCO makes decisions and implements projects internally and externally by supporting programme specialists both on logistics and substance.

At the same time, the intern will broaden his/her knowledge on DRR and other domains in which UNESCO is engaged by interacting with programme specialists.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the organization of international and national workshops, webinars, and consultation meetings both face-to-face and online.
• Assist in collecting inputs from partners, in drafting projects’ reports and deliverables, and in finalizing deliverables.
• Assist in review of the project platforms’ policy database.
• Assist in the preparation of Unit’s meetings, workshops, conferences, and other events.
• Get acquainted with the work of UNESCO and perform other related duties as required.

Requirements:

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in a master’s program or have recently obtained a master’s degree or equivalent in disaster risk management, environmental science, natural sciences, geography, architecture, civil/environmental engineering, or other related fields. Previous work experience in the field of disaster risk reduction will be an asset.
• Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.
• Very good writing skills
• Basic understanding of environmental policies is an asset

Period

Up to six months, starting date: September 2022.

Working Section

The Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO. The candidate will be supervised by Mr Soichiro Yasukawa, Programme Specialist, SC/DRR, at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France, or remotely depending on COVID-19 pandemics.

Remuneration

Kindly note that internships at UNESCO are unpaid.

How to apply

Interested candidates are requested to submit a motivation letter and CV to drr@unesco.org.

Background

• Information on UNESCO activities in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/special-themes/disaster-risk-reduction/
• OPERANDUM: OPEn-air laboRAtories for Nature baseD solUtions to Manage environmental risks  https://www.operandum-project.eu/