Background
Under the overall guidance of the Peace and Development Advisor (PDA), and direct supervision of the Operations Associate, the Intern will work in close collaboration with the Peace and Development Team, UNDP, and the National Partners to support the National Peacebuilding Architecture Review.
He/She will work in close collaboration with the National Peace and Development Officer and Technical Specialist to identify areas where administrative and/or logistical support is required. He/ She will also work with the PDU Team to support the review of the peace sector to deepen understanding of peace and conflict dynamics in the country and the functioning of the national peacebuilding architecture. He/ She will assist with logistics for this process including mediation needs and ongoing interventions.
The Intern will be a self-driven individual Intern and available immediately to join the team for a period of two renewable terms of three months. Â The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to learn how the UN system works, understand various UN agencies and their respective mandates and Joint Programmes, and UN programming processes and Policies.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide logistic support for events, missions, and conferences.
- Assist in travel arrangements for staff and partners.
- Assist in managing the project records and filing system.
- Assist in taking minutes during meetings and/or workshops.
- Assist to organize and schedule meetings and/or workshops.
- Ensure external people are welcomed in the office.
- Assist in preparing payment requests.
- Assist suppliers with the registration process in Quantum.
- Assist in preparing travel claims and transport reimbursements.
- Assist to monitor the budgets and associated expenditures.
- Other duties assignment
Required Skills and Experience
Education:Â
Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, public administration, management studies, economics, social studies, or a related field;
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) in business administration, public administration, management studies, economics, social studies, or a related field;
- Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation
Experience:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Experience and/or ability to work in an office environment handling administrative issues.
- Excellent skills in the usage of computer software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc)
- Proficiency in Internet and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Team player with strong initiative and willingness to learn.
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural working environment
Language requirements:
- Fluency in English – written and spoken is required
Duration:
- Internship assignments vary in length according to the availability and academic requirements of the intern, as well as the needs of UNDP.
- UNDP only accepts interns for a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 6 months
