Disaster Risk Reduction Intern (Disaster Risk Governance)

About the role

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is hosting an internship in Nairobi at its Regional Office for Africa, reporting to the Programme Management Officer Risk Governance. The internship is full-time, unpaid and lasts six months, with interns working five days a week under the supervision of a staff member. It contributes to work on national and local disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy landscapes, city-to-city learning exchanges and the all-of-society approach, with a focus on gender integration and the inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Research and case study development: conduct desk research on the three themes, including how women and persons with disabilities take part in DRR planning and leadership; draft case studies documenting successful practices and lessons learned in risk-informed governance; support validation of case study content with colleagues, city focal points and partners.
• Data, information and knowledge management: organize research data and sources, disaggregated by sex, age and disability where available; visualize key findings through simple charts, maps or infographics; maintain the team's knowledge repository of case studies and lessons learned; help turn findings into knowledge products such as briefs and web content.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Required profile

• Student in the final year of a first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), or enrolled in or having completed a master's or PhD programme.
• Degree in a field related to the internship; preferred fields include disaster risk management, environmental studies, development studies, statistics, data science, public policy or related areas.
• Ability to interact respectfully with people of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
• Fluency in spoken and written English; knowledge of another UN official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is desirable.
• No professional work experience is required.