Advocacy and Communications Internship

The past fifteen years have seen tremendous gains in reducing the burden of disease and progressing towards malaria elimination. Since 2000, global malaria deaths have been cut by more than half, saving 7 million lives, primarily among children less than five years of age. Expansions in financing, strong political commitments, novel diagnostic and preventative measures, and multi-sectoral coordination have facilitated this progress.

Since 1998, RBM Partnership to End Malaria has been central to the global fight against malaria. It has been essential to mobilizing resources and scaling up innovative interventions, putting the world onto a path towards eliminating malaria. The Partnership comprises more than 500 partners committed to end malaria, including malaria endemic countries, their bilateral and multilateral development partners, the private sector, nongovernmental and community-based organizations, foundations, and research and academic institutions.

• Updating the RBM website (Board biographies, meeting reports, decisions, policies, meeting dates, etc.) in collaboration with the Communications Team.
• Supporting the operations team to process the procurement needs related to Board meetings/events.
• Supporting travel arrangements for Board Members, including quotes, liaison with Board members on the preferred/possible route, liaison with finance for approval to proceed, liaison with the UNOPS travel unit, security & health and safety clearances, processing of expense claims, visa applications, arranging of accommodation, transfers as needed, and processing any changes.
• Maintaining Board‑Affairs contacts and mailing lists.

• Assisting in coordinating and setting up CRSPC teleconferencing meetings, including minute‑taking and document filing.
• Providing assistance to the CRSPC during event preparations, including drafting and dispatching invitation letters, corresponding with participants, and systematically filing official letters and relevant documents.
• Supporting the coordination of consultant travel planning and advice on respective budgeting, as per the Work Plan.
• Providing logistical support for visa applications, hotel accommodations, and flight bookings to the CRSPC manager during their mission.
• Performing additional duties as required, including general administrative support.

• UNOPS highly values interns’ contributions and appreciates the importance of learning during an internship. UNOPS thus provides a wealth of opportunities for on‑the‑job training, studying project‑related documents, data analysis and preparation of reports and statistics.
• UNOPS encourages the intern to raise specific wishes regarding learning opportunities before and during the internship. The intern will have access to a large offering of online training on the comprehensive UNOPS intranet.

Academic qualifications

• Applicants must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program, or be a recent graduate from such studies (within the last 3 years).
• Candidates who have studied or are studying towards university degrees in Business Administration, Governance, Public Affairs, International Relations, Law, Communication, Journalism or any related fields are preferred.

Language Skills

• English is mandatory. French would be an asset.