Internship – Junior Archivist, DFAM, New York Headquarters [On-Site Position]

UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived youngsters. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in all places, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each youngster, [hope] 

The UNICEF Internship Programme provides certified and eligible college students the distinctive alternative to amass direct sensible expertise in UNICEF’s work and the United Nations system whereas working palms on beneath the direct supervision of skilled UNICEF employees.

To be thought-about for an internship with UNICEF, candidates should meet the next necessities:

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate diploma programme (or latest graduate);
• Be proficient in English, data of an extra UN language is taken into account an asset; and
• Have glorious tutorial efficiency as demonstrated by latest college or establishment information. 

The UNICEF Archives’ purpose is to take a systemic strategy to preserving the group’s institutional heritage. It goals to offer improved archival preservation of each bodily and digital supplies and create platforms for entry by means of creating viable archival descriptions in addition to partaking trendy entry platforms that fulfill consumer analysis wants. The Archives additionally goals to have interaction expertise options by means of making use of latest digital preservation capabilities. These objectives shall be applied consistent with the organizational technique and data administration necessities of stakeholders in numerous enterprise areas.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

UNICEF provides the chance for proficient college students to realize skilled expertise whereas being uncovered to the work of UNICEF. On the similar time, UNICEF advantages from interns as a big asset by offering up to date tutorial data and invaluable expertise to the group.

The archives Intern will develop archival administration expertise and contribute to the build up of a viable archival repository that preserves and packages its data assets for simple and efficient entry. The intern will report back to the UNICEF Archives Archivist. This internship shall be for a interval of 6 months.

Key Duties and Deliverables:

Key Tasks:

The chosen candidate will work instantly with UNICEF’s archivists on chosen archives administration actions which embrace:

• Processing archival information in response to the ISAD(G) customary;
• Housing archival information in archival folders and bins together with different repository administration duties;
• Create descriptive metadata and producing discovering aids for archival information;
• Preparation of bodily information for digitization;
• Entry and reference companies;
• Another duties as required.

Deliverables:

• Creation of Archival Discovering aids
• Descriptive Metadata lists
• Digitization of archival gadgets
• Archival gadgets saved in acceptable folders and bins correctly labelled

Journey:  Journey is just not required.

Requirement: 

Tutorial Levels:

• To be enrolled in a level programme in an undergraduate or graduate college in archival research or library & data sciences or associated discipline or be a latest graduate throughout the previous two (2) years with particular post-secondary schooling in archival research or library & data sciences or associated discipline.
• A powerful tutorial efficiency as demonstrated by latest college or establishment information.
• A reference letter from a present or previous tutorial supervisor.

Skilled Expertise:

• Demonstrated understanding of worldwide archival requirements, together with ISAD(G).
• Demonstrated understanding of archival metadata requirements and their utility.

Different Abilities and {Qualifications}:

• Candidates should be a minimum of 18 years previous.
• Candidates should have a authorized standing within the US and are permitted to work.
• No fast kin working in any UNICEF workplace or have some other kin within the line of authority which the intern will report back to.

Language Necessities: Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset. 

Residency Necessities: Should be a US Citizen/ or US Everlasting Resident/on a G-4 Visa or have a Work Allow

Wage/Cost: UNICEF will present a month-to-month stipend throughout the period of this Internship. There is no such thing as a expectancy of employment on the finish of the internship.

Insurance coverage: UNICEF won’t be accountable for prices arising from accidents and/or sickness incurred throughout the intern’s service. Subsequently, the chosen candidate should present proof of enrolment in a well being/accident plan previous to beginning his/her work.

For each Baby, you reveal… 

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness(3)Drive to realize outcomes for affect(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

Through the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should replicate the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further data to conduct a background verify.

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

UNICEF’s energetic dedication in the direction of variety and inclusion is vital to ship the most effective outcomes for kids. 

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which shall be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments might also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities staff which are thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or essential inoculation necessities should not met, inside an affordable interval for any cause.