Internship in food security at UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Background
The Regional Support Hub (RSH) in Nairobi provides operational support and advice to 13 core countries in East Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region with the principal goal of pursuing the Global Strategic Priorities.

Nutrition and Food Security are fundamental aspects of protecting and supporting the refugees in our care. Nutrition and food security are essential because they save refugee lives, particularly amongst the most vulnerable groups such as children under five, pregnant and lactating women, and people living with HIV/AIDS and TB.

Given the complex issues of malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and food insecurity in the predominantly camp-based refugee population in the region, RSH’s primary goal is to support country programmes to reduce malnutrition, promote nutritional diversity, and improve the food security situation of refugees.

Key objectives of the internship
The intern will focus on the following tasks:
 Support the review of Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) reports
 Develop a two pager on the linkage between livelihoods and food security
 Support the development of a two pager on nutrition and food security in emergencies
 Support the preparation of presentations for and participate in the monthly meetings of the regional Food Security and Nutrition Working Group
The intern will also have opportunities for learning, e.g. through web based courses.

Requirements

 Ability to work independently as well as to collaborate in a team
 Nutrition / public health background
 Knowledge of refugee / emergency context
 Knowledge of food security / livelihoods
 Good analytical and writing skills

The internship should be for a minimum of 6 months and all costs should be covered by the intern.

How to apply:

Read and sign the attached intern declaration form. Send it together with a motivation letter and CV toKENRHHR@unhcr.org with subject line "Application for internship in food security".