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Current
Junior Professional Fellows
(August 2009/January 2010)
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From Left to Right: Alexey Dorofeev (Russia), Ravi Singh
(United States), Allison Bryan (Canada),
Renato Giacon (Italy), Amira Hassanein (Egypt),
Naiyi ZHU (China)
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Fomer JPF's experience at UNU...
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"The
work allows you to peek into a large range of institutions and issue
areas of the United Nations. Not only do you learn a lot about
different working areas, but you can also access it from several
angles, interacting with international civil servants, academics, and
diplomats."
Jibecke Jonsson, Former Junior Professional Fellow,
Current - PhD Student at European University Institute, Florence, Italy
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UNU
ONY Internship Vacancy: Feb - Jun 2010
Dear colleague,
The United Nations
University Office at the United Nations in New York (UNU-ONY) is
recruiting Junior Professional Fellows (JPFs) for the next
session, from 1 February 2010 to 31 July 2010.
Participants in UNU's
internship programme are Junior Professional Fellows as this title
better reflects the responsibility and opportunity given to young
professionals accepted into this programme.
In the following paragraphs you will find information
and guidelines for UNU's JPF programme. After carefully reading the
information, feel free to apply at this link .
Please
circulate this announcement to students, colleagues and friends who may
be interested in participating in the programme or in disseminating
this great opportunity for young professionals.
The deadline for receiving applications is Nov 15, 2010. Please do not
hesitate to consult our website or contact us directly if you have any
questions or comments.
If you have received this message in error, please notify us so that we
may update our database for future announcements.
With kind regards,
UNU-ONY Team
United Nations University, Office in New York
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2060, New York, NY 10017
Tel.: 212-963-6387
Fax: 212-371-9454
Email: intern@ony.unu.edu
Website: http://www.ony.unu.edu
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UNU-ONY
Internship Opportunities
Description of UNU-ONY:
UNU is a global institution, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is an
agency of the Uited Nations, serves as a think tank of and
for the UN, and aims to bridge the gap between policy makers and
academia.
UNU-ONY showcases the work of UNU done around the world,
to the UN System, the Permanent Missions, academia, NGOs,
foundations and the private sector. It also assists with fund raising
and institutional development of the UNU system.
Junior Professional Fellows' responsibilities:
The responsibilities of the Junior Professional Fellows (JPFs) range
widely, encompassing all aspects of UNU-ONY's work. These
responsibiliites fit into the following categories:
Events
JPFs organize public seminars and invitation-only forums to showcase
UNU's research and work from different UNU Research and Training
Centers around the world, and promote a dialogue around global issues
relevant to the UN. Responsibilities of event organizers include
liaising with speakers, preparing scripts for video interviews, planning
the agenda, arranging media coverage, conducting background research
and other responsibilities that are needed to make the event a success.
Marketing
JPFs market UNU Sytem's global activities. Marketing
responsibilitites include updating the contents on UNU-ONY's
website, basic editing of video and audio files for website postings,
and developing partnerships with other organizations to market UNU's
news through syndication.
Individuals with multimedia
experience are particularly encouraged to apply and highlight their
skills.
Partnership-Fundraising
UNU-ONY's central location in New York and close proximity to the
Washington D.C. area allow for relationship building with potential
partners and donors. Responsibilities include building partnerships
with academic institutions, private organizations and civil society
stakeholders to further strengthen UNU's visibility within the UN
system and beyond.
Policy Research
JPFs work to connect the UNU with the political and diplomatic realms,
and assist UNU in becoming a stakeholder and full-fledged partner of
the UN system through policy research. Responsibilities include keeping
UNU up-to-date on questions arising on the UN agenda and facilitating
the UNU response to different developments in the global arena. JPFs
are also responsible for contributing to research on a wide range of
topics.
Latin America
Given the geographic proximity with the New York Office,
UNU-ONY develops partnerships and activities in Latin America.
Since Spanish translations can also be an important element in this
endeavor, good written and spoken knowledge of Spanish is
preferable.
Additional
Responsibilities
The Junior Professional Fellows are also responsible for general office
work and administrative support, building UNU-ONY's database of
experts, as well as assisting in the recruitment process of Junior
Professional Fellows for the following session.
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Please note that UNU-ONY Junior Professional Fellows positions require
full-time commitments due to the high level of responsibilities given
to our interns. These are unpaid positions. On the job training and
support is provided throughout the internship.
Qualifications required:
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Advanced level of English required (spoken and written)
* Ability to work in a team
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office
* Strong writing and research skills
* Knowledge of at least two official UN languages desirable (preferably
French or Spanish)
* Master's degree within relevant subjects preferred
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About UNU:
As part of
its mandate to serve the United Nations University, UNU-ONY has a
multifaceted mandate with an overarching mission to showcase and make UNU's
Research and Training Centres and Programmes (RTC/Ps) available to the
UN Secretariat, UN Permanent Missions, NGOs, academics and civil
society.
2 UN Plaza, DC2-2060
NY, New York 10017
Tel: 212-963-6387
Fax: 212-371-2144
To stay
informed of UNU-ONY events or to subscribe please visit:
http://www.ony.unu.edu
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