Workplace Wellbeing Internship - copia

ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, lidera la acción internacional para proteger a las personas obligadas a huir de sus hogares por causa de conflictos y persecución. Entregamos asistencia que salva vidas, como albergues, alimentos y agua; contribuimos a salvaguardar los derechos humanos fundamentales; y desarrollamos soluciones para asegurar que todas las personas tengan un lugar seguro al cual llamar hogar, donde puedan construir un futuro mejor.

This position is located in the Regional Bureau for the Americas of the High Commissioner for the Refugees in Panama City, Republic of Panama. Candidates interested in applying for this position must be Panamanian Nationals or must be legally present in Panama at the time of application, recruitment and hire.

Procedures and Eligibility:

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.

Interested candidates must complete the online application form:

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Requisitos:
The intern will work under the supervision of the Senior Staff Counsellor and will interact regularly with Peer Advisors, HR colleagues, the medical team in UNHCR?s Americas region and Global Psychosocial wellbeing team focusing on implementation and monitoring of health promotion and disease prevention initiatives. The intern will be expected to collaborate with other stakeholders on projects related to the wellbeing platform.

Duties and responsibilities
? Assist in keeping track on implementation of staff wellbeing promotion initiatives across UNHCR?s Americas operations.
? Documentation support: Taking minutes and action point of meetings; keep all meeting/event documents organised in online, easily retrievable folders.
? Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of in-persona and virtual wellbeing initiatives
? Supporting data analytics and presentation of satisfaction surveys and needs assessments related to wellbeing initiatives.
? Assisting in compiling information for local content of the wellbeing platform from operations in the Americas region.
? Assisting in the promotion and socialization of the wellbeing platform; researching diverse print and electronic information sources for topics and materials for use in promoting mobile and desktop platform products and services.
? Assisting in collating information related to wellbeing [psychosocial] initiatives and campaigns implemented in UNHCR?s country operations in the Americas region.
? Liaising with the Peer Advisors network in the coordination of implementation of mental health initiatives
? Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications required:

? Recent graduate (those persons who completed their studies within one year of applying) or current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO; and
? Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of the Organization.

Desirable qualifications and skills:
? Degree in Counselling, Organisational Psychology, Psychology, Social Work, Public Health, Business Studies, Project Management or other related fields.
? Experience with data collection, statistical analysis, report writing and drafting reports and correspondence
? Excellent presentation and written and verbal communication skills.
? Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
? Language Requirements: Knowledge of English and Spanish required. Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese would be an asset.
? Strong interest in workplace wellbeing, employee wellness, and organizational health

It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 8:00am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00am to 12pm on Friday. The successful candidate will be assigned to support the team in Panama City.

Allowance: Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help to cover the cost of food, local transportation and living expenses

Interested applicants should submit their application through click on vacancies.

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing or training.
We welcome applications from candidates with a refugee or stateless background.