Internship at UN World Food Programme in Rome, Italy





   The Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch (ODAP) of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is
   looking for an intern for its News Service Team, starting from Monday 3 December 2007, for at
   least for 3 months (preferably for 6 months). The internship with ODAP will take place at WFP
   Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

   

   The main responsibilities would include:

   - picking up news relevant to humanitarian and WFP issues from different resources

   - compilation of news and information for different products sent to our subscribers

   - compilation of summaries of main news particularly relevant to humanitarian issues

   

   For more details on responsibilities see the Appendix 1 - Terms of Reference.

   

   Excellent written English language skills are required.

   

   To be an intern at WFP:

     o you have to be a student, enrolled at a university or a graduate school and have completed
       at least two years of undergraduate studies. Spouses, sons, daughters, brothers or sisters
       of staff members will not be considered eligible for the internship programme.

   

     o you will be responsible for obtaining the necessary visa, residence permit (not applicable
       to EU citizens) and arranging your travel to Rome. WFP does not reimburse the travel costs
       to Rome.

   

     o WFP will cover the intern for medical insurance during working hours, and provide a
       stipend. Travel and upkeep is not covered by WFP.

   

     o Interns are paid 700 USD per month (pro-rated for periods of less than one month).

   

     o More information about the WFP internship programme on: www.wfp.org (section “Contact us”
       – “Internships”)

   

   In case you are interested, please send an email until Monday 5 November 2007 at the latest
   to: magdalena.miksova@wfp.org

   Also attach to your email your CV in English and a shorter text or a report or any text you
   wrote in English language in the past 12 months (please, not too big attachments).

   

   For any other information, please contact: Ms Magdalena Miksova from ODAP, Tel:  +39 06 6513
   3107, Email: magdalena.miksova@wfp.org