Internship

UNOPS hosts the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership Secretariat (STBP) as of 1 January 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland. The vision of the Stop TB Partnership is to realize the goal of elimination of Tuberculosis (TB) as a public health problem and, ultimately, to obtain a world free of TB by ensuring that every TB patient has access to effective diagnosis, treatment and cure; stopping transmission of TB; reducing the inequitable social and economic toll of TB; and developing and implementing new preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic tools and strategies. The Stop Partnership is uniquely positioned to support the development and further implementation by partners of the current and future Global Plan, acting as a coordinator and catalyst for the range of partners engaged in the fight against TB.

STBP’s vision is to end TB by 2030 by ensuring that every patient has access to effective diagnosis, treatment and cure; stopping the transmission of TB; and reducing the inequitable social and economic toll of TB. The organization has three strategic goals, which include:

1. Advocate, catalyze, and facilitate sustained collaboration and coordination amongst a broad spectrum of key partners, including civil society, communities, and the private sector, in order to achieve the targets set forth in the Global Plan to End TB, 2016-2020: The Paradigm Shift and End TB Strategy;
2. Support the development, replication, and scale-up of innovative approaches to overcome systemic barriers in the fight against TB; and
3. Facilitate world-wide, equitable access to TB medicines and diagnostics, including new tools, across public and private sectors.

In order to achieve the targets set forth in the Global Plan to End TB, 2016-2020: The Paradigm Shift and End TB Strategy, substantial innovation will be required across the entire TB ecosystem. This is a formidable task for a disease area that has typically seen very little progress.

STBP has expanded its breadth and scope by creating a new team (e.g, SIIF) tasked with the development of groundbreaking initiatives and projects to catalyze entrepreneurial mindset and innovation in the TB and global health space (e.g., anti-microbial resistance).

Two such initiatives include:

1. A “synthetic” venture capital mechanism, to drive roll-out of new products and technologies in the TB and global health space and

1. An innovative financing mechanism in a high burden country to accelerate the decline of TB and MDR-TB and catalyze financial sustainability.

1. Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the development of concept notes, pitch decks, project workplans and budgets, policy documents, grant proposals, operating guidelines, and other materials.
• Carry out research assignments and assisting in the production of agreed outputs including articles, policy reports, and other materials.
• Support the engagement of various new partnerships with traditional donor countries, private foundations, private sector, etc.
• Provide various project administration and coordination support to the Team Leader and Programme Analysts as needed.

2. Training components and learning elements

The Intern will gain experience working within and understanding of the global health/international organization space and financial sector.

3. Participation in missions or training courses

Potential participation in missions to high-TB burden countries, engagement with senior level decision-makers and policy-makers, and participation in key opinion leaders/stakeholders meetings and calls.

• The candidate should be be enrolled in a university programme such as Bachelor, Masters or Ph.D. (or the equivalent) or have graduated from such studies within three (3) years prior to the applications date of the internship.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of other UN languages is an asset.
• The Candidate should be computer literate in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Prezi, etc.
• Generally, the Intern should show a high level of motivation and openness and capacity to develop new areas of expertise.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.