15 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

• Type of assignment: Internship, Business Innovation and Change
• Number of available positions: 6
• Country of assignment: Italy
• City of assignment: Rome
• Hiring Unit: Business Innovation and Change Unit
• Supervisor: Innovation Manager
• Working arrangement: In-person internship
• Duration of assignment: 6 months

• Support the assigned workstream/project with data analysis and preparation of presentations.
• Helping the team create key documents for executive management.

• Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate programme (for example, Bachelor’s degree) from a recognized university and have completed at least two years of the programme; OR
• Be currently enrolled in a graduate programme (for example, Master degree); OR
• Be a recent graduate from an undergraduate or graduate programme (within six months prior to the application to the internship programme);
• Classes attendance in the last 12 months of enrolment in a recognized university.
• Excellent written and spoken English is required (proficiency/level C). Working knowledge of another official UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian plus Portuguese) is an asset.

• Edit workstream data for analysis and carry out first analysis;
• Obtain and clear data from different sources and departments;
• Clean data in excel and prepare for pivoting and other excel operations;
• Run first analysis to determine possible fi elds of interest;
• Suggest and inform the team on possible analysis approaches and outcomes;
• Suggest and create slides showing results of analysis;
• Support workstream in creation of necessary slides;
• Suggest interesting new slides based on insight gained in discussions and data analysis;
• Participate in team discussions/meetings wherever possible;
• Participate in meetings, as required by the project;

• Assist the Director of Innovation as well as the Project Manager and Consultant with other activities as required.

• Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$1,000 per month depending on the duty station of assignment.
• WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, VISA requests, and related costs.
• WFP will reimburse travel tickets for candidates who are nationals of developing countries and are pursuing their studies in their home country.
• WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognised institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education.
• Sons, daughters, brothers, or sisters of current WFP employees are not eligible to apply.

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at

  global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org

  in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified