The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) was established in 1992 in response to General Assembly resolution 46/182 calling for strengthened coordination of humanitarian assistance.
Responsibilities:
The IASC secretariat provides support to the Emergency Relief Coordinator and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in their leadership of the IASC, including in their chairing of key meetings and processes of the IASC, facilitating communication by and between IASC members and with the broader humanitarian community, developing policy, and providing strategic guidance for humanitarian response operations.
This includes support to key inter-agency groups such as the Emergency Directors Group (EDG), Humanitarian Working Group (HWG), and thematic task teams and reference groups.
Much of this work is currently supporting the operationalization of the Humanitarian Reset that aims to strengthen leadership, effectiveness, and accountability in humanitarian response.
The candidate, under the supervision of the IASC EDG Coordinator in NY (New York, in-person, remote, hybrid, under full-time or part-time internship), will contribute to a wide range of tasks in support of the IASC Secretariat’s priorities, with a particular focus on the Humanitarian Reset agenda.
Support planning and documentation of regular and ad hoc EDG meetings, in which senior leaders of humanitarian organizations (UN and NGOs) discuss the best way to respond to current humanitarian emergencies and strengthen inter-agency attention and support. This includes drafting background documents and supporting follow-up on action points.
Support research, documentation, and coordination related to the Humanitarian Reset. This may include tracking progress, mapping institutional positions, compiling feedback from stakeholders, and assisting with synthesis and analysis for follow-up actions.
Requirements:
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent).
The University degree must be in the area of political science, social science, international studies, public administration, economics, engineering, earth sciences or in a related field.
Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
