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The Position:
Under the direct supervision of the Representative and the Strategic Communications and Advocacy Expert of UNFPA Angola, the intern will support the team in the areas of partnerships, advocacy, and sustainable financing for UNFPA’s three transformative results.
A work-plan with achievements for the duration of the Internship and learning opportunities will be agreed upon. Periodic progress meetings will lead to a beneficial environment for the Intern enhancing her/his skills and capacity in areas related to UNFPA’s mandate.
About UNFPA and How You Can Make a Difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations, and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women' s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results. We need interns who are exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support preparation, implementation, and follow-up of the 1st edition of advocacy event on obstetric fistula in Angola.
- Contribute to other UNFPA Angola’s major advocacy events, such as preparation and organization of a workshop with parliamentarians on family planning, the signature and launch of FP30 commitments in Angola, private sector engagement, and other emblematic days/ events according to the office’s communications and advocacy plan 2025-2026.
- Support the office in contributing to the development and implementation of a sustainability financing strategy and accompanying communications/ advocacy strategy to advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (e.g.creating a financing landscape, value propositions, cost recovery, social marketing, and private sector engagement), including for the fistula house, Menstrual Hygiene Management /sewing rooms’ initiative, and other initiatives implemented through UNFPA’s support.
- Assist the communication team in drafting publications, social media inputs, human interest stories, promotional brochures, and other communication materials (including visual, audio visual, etc).
- Assist the communications team in organizing programmatic events, visits, and advocacy or visibility actions, as well as media campaigns around emblematic days.
- Assist in any other tasks that support communications, visibility, advocacy actions/ events, and resource mobilization/ from funding to financing.
Competencies
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Required Skills and Experience
Education:
University of post graduate degree in human rights, public health, gender, communications, international relationships, governance, business administration, and other relevant areas of the UNFPA’s mandate (currently enrolled or recent graduate- see below educational requirements for internship).
- Has completed a bachelor’s degree recently (within five years)
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as master’s programme or higher);
- Has recently graduated a Master’s or post-graduate degree (within maximum five years of graduation)
Experience:
Some experience in working with development agencies, including in volunteer capacity. Experience of internship or volunteer work with UN agencies is considered a plus.
Disclaimer
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Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
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