United Nation’s FAO key details:
- Host: United Nation
- Open to: Africans
- Targets: Undergraduate, Graduates
- Deadline: 8th August, 2021
The United Nation is inviting applications from African students for its 2021 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) internship. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leads international efforts to end hunger, ensure food security for all, and ensure that people have regular access to enough nutritious food to live active, healthy lives. FAO has 194 member states and works in over 130 countries around the world. We believe that everyone can make a difference in the fight against hunger.
The Human Resources Internship Program aims to attract talented young women and men who are eager to share their fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and cutting-edge research experience in FAO’s domains.
Also read: The Future Africa Internship Program 2021
The Program provides a learning opportunity to the participants to supplement their academic knowledge with a practical work assignment in a field related to the work of FAO. Through the FAO internship experience, interns will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and FAO Strategic Objectives to achieve Zero Hunger World – SDG2.
NOTE: The intern will be assigned to different fields of work according to his/her profile and to the needs of the Organization and will perform the functions specified in the Terms of Reference (TOR) prepared by the hiring office before the beginning of the assignment.
United Nation’s FAO Eligibility Criteria
- Enrolled in an under-graduate, graduate degree program in a bona fide (i.e. listed in the IAU/UNESCO data base) educational institution at the time of application or recent graduates.
- Candidates must specialize in a field relevant to the mission and work of FAO.
- Working knowledge of at least one FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish).
- Knowledge of a second FAO language will be considered an asset.
- Be nationals of FAO member nations.
- Candidates should be aged between 21 and 30.
- Candidates should be able to adapt to an international multicultural environment and have good communication skills.
- Candidates with family members (defined as brother, sister, mother or father) employed by FAO under any type of contractual arrangement are not eligible for the Internship Program.
- Candidates should have appropriate residence or immigration status in the proposed duty station prior to the start of the internship assignment.
United Nation’s FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
Relevant academic study in one of the fields of the Organization.
Information to applicants
- Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non- and under-represented member nations, as well as candidates from Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), are encouraged to apply to this Call for Expression of Interest.
- All applications will be reviewed and only qualified applicants will be directly contacted for interviews by the hiring office and contacted again, if selected.
- Candidates who have already undertaken an internship assignment at FAO, will not be eligible for another internship.
- FAO pays a monthly stipend to interns if they are not sponsored by sending universities or other entities
Please note: that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.
Also read: WTO Professional Program for 2022
United Nation’s FAO Application Procedure
- To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications and language skills.
- You are requested to attach a letter of motivation, the evidence of attendance in a recognized university or copy of your academic qualifications to the online profile;
- Once your profile is completed, please apply and submit your application;
- Your application will be screened based on the information provided on your online profile;
- Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list;
- Incomplete applications will not be considered;
- Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered;
- We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
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For more information visit the official website of United Nation’s FAO Internship 2021