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For every child, the right to education!

UNICEF Uzbekistan advocates for quality and inclusiveness of basic education at pre-school and school levels and provides technical support to the Government of Uzbekistan across major areas of systemic reform in public education. UNICEF works closely with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and other government counterparts, development partners, civil society organizations and education stakeholders to support national education priorities and ensure that all children and adolescents have equitable access to inclusive, quality and relevant education and learning opportunities.

The UNICEF Uzbekistan Education Programme focuses on four priority areas:

Education System Strengthening
Quality and Inclusive Teaching and Learning Environments
Early Childhood Education and School Readiness
Youth Engagement and Skills Development

The intern will support the Section with data collection and management, logistical organization, and administrative coordination to ensure efficient implementation of education programme activities of the above areas.

Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:

Support the collection, knowledge management, and organization of programme and monitoring data, including updating shared databases, spreadsheets, and digital filing systems.
Assist in organizing and preparing documentation, presentations, and reports related to education programme activities.
Provide logistical and administrative support for meetings, workshops, and missions of international consultants — including coordination with participants, and preparation of meeting materials.
Liaise with programme officers to provide support in their areas
Perform short translations.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

The intern must keep confidential any and all unpublished information made known during the course of the internship and not publish any reports or paper on the basis of information obtained except with the written approval and authorization of UNICEF.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated within the past two years.
Be at least 18 years old.
Be fluent in English, Uzbek or Russian languages
Have good academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institutional records.
Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office and no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.
Additional consideration will be given for any past relevant experience.
Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to collect, manage, and analyze data.
Good computer skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams).
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Previous work experience in projects, programme initiatives, administration and coordination of events
Fluency in English, Russian and/or Uzbek are required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

Required UNICEF competencies:
1. Integrity and fairness by modeling UN values and ethical standards.
2. Cultural, gender, nationality, religion and age sensitivity and adaptability.
3. Ability to produce high quality technical notes, briefing notes and presentations.
4. Ability to apply and share evidence derived from research.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments are conditional on the selected candidates’ willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel.
Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

National Intern for Education section (Uzbekistan national only)