Intern - Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)

The Intern will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Head of the Mental Health, Psychosocial Support and Intercultural Communication Unit, assisting in administrative, organizational, and technical tasks to support the Unit's functioning and activities related to migration and mental health.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and organization of duty travels, including conference documentation, preparation of travel authorizations and expense claims.
• Assist in agenda preparations for conferences and other events, in coordination with the organizers and the IOM missions involved.
• Assist in the administrative necessities of the section, in terms of purchases, logistics, authorizations, bids and programme budget monitoring.
• Assist in the organization of the daily agenda of the Head of the Unit: liaising with missions, experts, external partners requesting meetings or technical consultations.
• Assist in compiling a monthly report of the activities performed by the Unit.
• Assist in maintaining archive of IOM MHPSS and partners documents worldwide, divided by country and region, sector of intervention, and category of material (presentations, project proposals, manuals, academic articles, etc.).
• Assist in liaising with editors of journals, reviews, miscellaneous books for the bureaucratic part of article and paper submission.
• Assist in preparing presentations, trainings, talking points, minutes in view of meetings and presentations.
• Assist in drafting public information documents, website articles, social media posts and reports on IOM MHPSS activities, as well as internal reports.
• Collect research in support to articles, policies and position papers elaborated by the section, including the administrative and editorial work for article submissions.
• Collate background information received from the mission or partners prior to meetings or technical supervision sessions.
• Perform other duties as may be required and assigned.

Requirements

• Enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent) in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, Education, Humanities, Administration or a related field from an accredited institution; or enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or graduated within the last 12 months with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, Education, Humanities, Administration, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Experience studying and/or working in mental health and psychosocial support in the context of migration.
• Experience or internship with international and/or intergovernmental institutions such as the UN or EU, or national governments related to migration or administrative support would be an advantage.
• Ability to effectively liaise with different internal departments and external partners.
• Excellent organization skills; analytical and creative thinking.
• High level of flexibility.
• Great attention to detail and ability to produce quality work according to set deadlines.
• Sound communication skills and the ability to work in multicultural environments, showing cultural sensitivity and understanding.
• Solid computer skills, including proficiency in the MS Office package (Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), internet, and Email.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Mental Health Support
• Psychosocial Support
• Migration Context
• Administrative Support
• Inter-Cultural Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Analytical Thinking
• Creative Thinking
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Email Communication
• Report Writing
• Multicultural Environment Experience
• Liaison with Partners
• Deadline Management

Languages

English