Adolescent Mental Health and Climate Change Internship, Unicef

Job Description

China is home to 146 million adolescents aged 10-19. Based on the available data from the 2013 national survey by the China Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, an estimated 23% of urban adolescents were found to be suffering from mild to moderate depression and nearly 13% from severe depression. Furthermore, a recent survey conducted by the National Health Commission (NHC) and UNICEF in 2017, covering 15,415 adolescents from 11 provinces, also showed similar prevalence. The survey found that that 17% of adolescents might suffer from depression, 40% reported self-harm at least once in the past 12 months, and over one third reported feelings of anxiety. A total of 30 million children and adolescents under 17 are estimated to have behavioral and emotional problems in China, among which, about 50 to 70% need mental health services but remain untreated.

Responsibilities

The intern will support:

1) Peer support/peer leaders training programme on mental, in working with the Adolescent Development Officer

• Participate in discussions with partners on peer support programme
• Review and contribute insights on the newly developed materials, from youth perspective
• Support putting together resources documents for developing training, delivery framework, and monitoring

2) Development of technical guidelines on youth engagement in climate change, in working with the Adolescent Development Officer

• Support collection of inputs from youth organizations for development of technical guidelines on youth engagement
• Support logistics of a workshop with youth organizations
• Support compiling inputs into documents and reports, translation of the draft report from English to Chinese, for government partners’ review

Besides, the intern will also provide support to other work related to adolescent development and youth engagement.

Experience Requirements

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate (third or fourth year), graduate or Ph.D. degree programme in public health, nutrition, bio-statistics, medicine or public policy;
• Have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records, or, if not available, a reference letter from an academic supervisor;
• Have no immediate relatives working in any UNICEF offices;
• Fluency in English and Mandarin is required;
• Have strong attention to detail and proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks;
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Be confident and enthusiastic when sharing ideas internally;
• Have proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Be able to work individually and as part of a team.

For every Child, you demonstrate... 

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter:UNICEF Values

Additional Requirements

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and on any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.