Resource Mobilization and Advocacy Intern

Job Posting Organization:
UN Women is an organization grounded in the vision of equality as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Its mission is to eliminate discrimination against women and girls, empower women, and achieve equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">security. Established by UN General Assembly Resolution 50/166 in 1996, the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) is the first and remains the only global UN funding mechanism dedicated exclusively to providing direct grants to civil society organizations working to prevent and end all forms of violence against women and girls. Since 2010, UN Women has administered the UN Trust Fund on behalf of the UN system, providing a strong institutional foundation and field support through a global infrastructure of country and regional offices. With nearly three decades of experience, the UN Trust Fund has become a key global mechanism for funding initiatives that aim to eliminate violence against women and girls, fostering collaboration across governments, UN agencies, and civil society to address the root causes and consequences of violence. The UN Trust Fund focuses on providing long-term grants to organizations that work in diverse contexts, particularly those representing marginalized groups, such as indigenous women, women living with disabilities, and women from rural or conflict-affected areas. Its investments are survivor-centered and aim to have sustainable, long-term impacts, having funded over 700 initiatives in over 140 countries and territories, significantly contributing to global efforts to end violence against women and girls.

Job Overview:
The Resource Mobilization and Advocacy Intern will work under the supervision of the Programme Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization, within the Global Giving team of the UN Trust Fund. The intern will learn and contribute to resource mobilization and advocacy activities, which include extracting results and information from grantee partners, contributing to research for donor intelligence, supporting the team with events, drafting social media content, assisting with data analysis and presentations, and delivering other specific tasks as relevant to the team's needs. This internship provides an opportunity to gain insights into UN Women’s work and the UN system, exposure to the projects and practices of the UN Trust Fund, and an increased understanding of resource mobilization, advocacy, and communications focused on ending violence against women and girls.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The intern will support the UN Trust Fund’s resource mobilization efforts by working directly with the Resource Mobilization and Advocacy Specialist. Responsibilities include updating donor intelligence and databases, extracting human-interest stories from grantee reports to support individual giving and digital communications, providing logistical and operational support for internal and external events such as webinars and advocacy events, which includes transcription, notetaking, and drafting invitation letters and presentations. The intern will also contribute to the UN Trust Fund’s reporting and results-sharing activities by summarizing progress reports and evaluations to extract key information for resource mobilization and advocacy purposes. Additionally, the intern will assist the Communications Team in producing the monthly external newsletter, creating thematic visual assets and corresponding social media messages, and updating the UN Trust Fund’s information-sharing platforms with content from communications plans as needed. The intern will also assist with data analysis and PowerPoint presentations.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must meet the following qualifications: a) Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher); b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent); c) Be enrolled in a mandatory national service programme of which the internship may form a part; d) Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within two years of graduation. Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required, and working knowledge of Spanish and/or French is an advantage.

Educational Background:
The educational background required for this position includes being enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme or in the final academic year of a first university degree programme. Alternatively, candidates may be enrolled in a mandatory national service programme or have recently graduated with a relevant university degree, with the stipulation that if selected, they must start the internship within two years of graduation.

Experience:
The level of experience needed for this position is primarily academic, as candidates are expected to be enrolled in or have recently completed relevant degree programs. Practical experience in resource mobilization, advocacy, or communications, particularly in the context of gender equality and women's empowerment, would be beneficial but is not explicitly required.

Languages:
The mandatory language requirement for this position is excellent communication skills in English, both written and oral. Additionally, a working knowledge of Spanish and/or French is considered advantageous, which may enhance the intern's ability to engage with diverse stakeholders and contribute to the organization's multilingual communications.

Additional Notes:
Interns who are not receiving financial support from other sources will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship. All applicants must submit a completed and signed P.11 form with their application. Due to the high volume of applications received, only successful candidates will be contacted. Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a valid health insurance plan at the duty station of the internship, proof of school enrollment or degree, a scanned copy of their passport/national ID, and a copy of a valid visa if applicable. Applicants from the Global South will be prioritized. UN Women is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and adheres to a zero-tolerance policy on conduct incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations.