Internship 2 positions -part-time- Investigations Section (Strategy, Intake & Analysis Team), Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI), UNICEF, NYHQ Paid/In-person (New York)

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

Visit our website [https://www.unicef.org/] to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

The Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for internal audit and investigation services to UNICEF. OIAI provides independent, objective assurance on the effectiveness of risk management and the effectiveness and adequacy of internal controls.

The Investigations Section is responsible for conducting investigations into allegations of misconduct, such as sexual exploitation and abuse, serious child safeguarding violations, gross mismanagement, fraud, corruption, retaliation against whistle-blowers, workplace harassment, abuse of authority, violation or willful disregard of UNICEF regulations, rules and administrative instructions that involve UNICEF staff, and relevant non-staff personnel. The Section is also tasked with investigating allegations of certain types of wrongdoing by third parties, such as sexual exploitation and abuse and serious child safeguarding violations as well as fraud and corruption, committed to the detriment of UNICEF.

The OIAI Investigations Section comprises teams across three geographic locations: New York, Budapest and Nairobi. Investigations teams handle cases predicated for investigation and certain complex and/or high-priority assessments. The Fraud team is dedicated to handling fraud and corruption matters implicating UNICEF personnel as well as third parties. The Strategy, Intake and Analysis (SIA) team handles intake and initial assessments of new matters; policy, strategic and donor-related initiatives; and quality assurance reviews of inv