Internship with UNESCO's DRR Unit

Support the work of the UNESCO’s Disaster Risk Reduction Unit and contribute to the development, implementation, and administration of the Unit’s initiatives and projects.

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.

Application

Please send a CV and letter of motivation to [email protected]

Responsibilities

• Assist the implementation of the Emergency Fund for the Natural Sciences Sector and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission to support affected communities beyond short-term relief efforts. 
• Assist the implementation of the projects in Solomon Island and Ethiopia on using innovative solutions for resilience.
• Assist the Unit on the planning and logistics of the data hackathon for resilience. 
• Assist the Unit on the coordination among different Sectors and Field Offices on DRR activities to create synergies on UNESCO DRR. 
• Assist the Unit on the collaboration with the partners including UNESCO’s expert network and other UN Inter-Agency platforms, by seeking the further potential collaboration and to providing UNESCO’s inputs.
• Contribute to the preparation of inputs for meetings and workshops.
• Assist the identification of new opportunities and partners for UNESCO’s DRR.
• 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 DRR policies is an asset

Period

6 months starting from beginning of April

Working unit 

The Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO. The candidate will be supervised by Mr Soichiro Yasukawa, Chief, SC/DRR, at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France.

Remuneration

No remuneration for the internship contract

Background

Information on UNESCO activities in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction: https://www.unesco.org/en/disaster-risk-reduction