Internship Programme Policy (Business Support), WFP China Office

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP

• 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).

We are currently seeking to fill an intern position for the Research and Policy Unit in WFP China Office based in Beijing China.

WFP has a unique threefold presence in China which includes: a Partnership Office presence that develops public and private partnerships for increased resource mobilization; a Country Office presence that implements a Country Strategy Plan supporting Chinas High Quality Achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and a Centre of Excellence for Rural Transformation that facilitates impactful demand-drive South-South and Triangular Cooperation.

The Research and Policy Unit (RP Unit) of WFP China focuses on advancing research initiatives policy dialogues and South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) in areas related to food security agricultural economics and rural development. The unit requires a dedicated intern for research support for research thematic studies and coordination activities.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Type of assignment: Internship

• Number of available positions: 1

• Country of assignment: China

• City of assignment: Beijing

• Hiring Unit: Research and Policy

• Supervisor: Head of Research and Policy Unit/Programme Policy Officer

• Working arrangement: In Person

• Duration of assignment: 6 months

• Expected Starting Date: May 2026

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business Support
  Assist in drafting basic concepts outlines and simple proposals for policy engagement and events fora under guidance.
  Help prepare concept notes briefings and talk points meeting minutes NFRs for review.
  Support creation of summaries and basic visualizations for internal and external meetings.

• Business Coordination
  Draft routine correspondence and meeting minutes related to policy engagement and events.
  Facilitate collaboration with South-South Cooperation partners with basic tasks for policy engagement.

• General Assistance
  Compile regular progress updates and share with team.
  Facilitate the coordinate basic communication with internal units and external partners about policy engagement activities.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate programme (for example Bachelors 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.

TRAINING COMPONENTS

Throughout their assignment WFP interns have access to an industry leading learning platform weLearn. Depending on opportunities and availability of funds he/she may participate in WFP workshops or seminars as appropriate.

LEARNING ELEMENTS

At the end of the assignment the Intern should:

• Basic business support skills: including specific competencies and reflection on assignment-related abilities; and on-the-job skills such as time management problem solving team building; and career readiness and fundamental research skills in SDGs domain as food security and poverty reduction.

• Inter-personal skills: including communication and listening skills; multi-cultural awareness and cultural competency; and conflict and stress management.

• Internship-related skills: including teamwork; civic responsibility; and engagement and active participation.

INTERNSHIP TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

• Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$1000 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 ticket for candidates who are nationals of developing countries and are pursuing their studies in their home country.

• WFP will recognize candidates educational credentials from recognized 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.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email LinkedIn or any other channel.

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• At the application stage the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport certificates recommendation letters etc.) may be requested later in the process.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.