Workplace Wellbeing Internship

**Procedures and Eligibility**:
UNHCR - Careers
**Job Search ID**: JR2437358

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.

**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

**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