Graduate Professional; Middle East WMD Zone Project → UNIDIR

Graduate Professional (Middle East WMD Free Zone Project) → UNIDIR

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

Das United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) ist eine autonome Einrichtung der UN, die unabhängige Forschung zu Abrüstung und internationaler Sicherheit durchführt.

• Unterstützung bei der Forschung für die ME WMDFZ-Projektziele.
• Planung und Umsetzung von Projektaktivitäten wie Workshops und Konferenzen.
• Kommunikation mit Projektpartnern und administrative Unterstützung.

• Eingeschriebene / r oder graduierte / r Student / in mit Interesse an internationaler Sicherheit.
• Fähigkeit zur Synthese von Informationen in prägnante Berichte.
• Gute interkulturelle Kommunikations- und Teamfähigkeit.

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is an autonomous institution within the United Nations that conducts independent research on disarmament and related problems, particularly international security issues. The vision of UNIDIR is a stable and more secure world in which States and people are protected from threats of arms-related violence. The role of UNIDIR is to support Member States, the United Nations and policy and research communities in advancing ideas and actions that contribute to a more sustainable and peaceful world.

UNIDIR is based in the Palais des Nations, Geneva.

UNIDIR’s Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (ME WMDFZ) Project is looking for a Graduate Professional to assist with research and to support the implementation of project activities. The ME WMDFZ Project has four objectives :

• Assist in mitigating regional WMD proliferation trends.
• Encourage regional security arrangements and arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament norms and processes.
• Develop a more in-depth understanding of the relationship between the ME WMDFZ and current regional and international developments, and
• Promote an effective, verifiable, inclusive, and sustainable ME WMDFZ.

Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the Graduate Professional or their sponsoring institutions.

• Background research;
• Assisting in the planning and implementation of programme activities (e.g. Meetings, workshops, conferences, field missions);
• Providing administrative support to projects;
• Communicating with project partners; and
• Performing other tasks, as required by project staff.

• Research and presentation;
• Ability to synthesize information into concise, high-quality written briefs;
• Organization and coordination of multiple tasks;
• Interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills (written and oral);
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
• Should have an interest in international peace and security, disarmament, Middle East affairs and the work of the United Nations.

• Communication :
  Identifies the information needs of target audiences and tailors communication accordingly, drafts clearly and concisely, good written and oral language skills, demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Teamwork :
  Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different national and cultural backgrounds to achieve organizational goals.
• Planning & Organizing :
  Uses time efficiently, foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning, monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary to ensure tasks are completed.
• Creativity :
  Actively seeks to improve programmes or services, offers new and different options to solve problems, takes an interest in new ideas and ways of doing things, is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.
• Client Orientation :
  Considers all those to whom services are provided to be ‘clients’ and seeks to understand and reflect the clients’ points of view in their work.

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or
• Have graduated with a university degree (as defined above) and, if selected, must commence the Graduate and Professional Program…