Intern- Street Design and Low Carbon Mobility, I at UN-Habitat

Interns work five days per week under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background, the interns' assigned office as well as the internship period.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer, Urban Basic Services Section the intern will:

• Provide technical support to ongoing urban mobility initiatives, with a focus on street designs and urban designs;
• Develop and review urban mobility proposals, with a focus on street design and complete streets;
• Support the team in the development of situational analyses reports, generate maps, plans, and conceptual and detailed designs for ongoing projects such as the Nairobi River Regeneration Initiative, or the UN Road Safety Fund project;
• Develop professional communication materials, including layout and design (maps, illustrations, tables, and graphics), for urban mobility publications and documents;
• Undertake desk research on the latest academic and policy pathways toward and best practices for innovative urban mobility, and produce written briefs and reports that feed into the team’s ongoing projects;
• Support staff in project meetings and capacity-building sessions with a focus on smart and electric mobility, including the preparation of technical notes and presentations for such meetings and follow-up on activities;
• Support staff in literature review and project development activities;
• Any other tasks as assigned in relation to urban mobility.

Competencies

• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors' language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education

Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent
• Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office).
• Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Preferred areas of studies:

• Urban Planning/Design; Transport Planning/Engineering; Transport Geography, Urban Geography, with specific attention to
• Transport/Mobility and skills in GIS, CAD, Illustrator; or another related field.

Work Experience

• No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
• Experience and understanding of theories and concepts of, and approaches to,
• sustainable urban mobility planning and design, combined with a demonstrated capacity for the in-depth analysis of context-specific urban mobility systems is required.
• Experience in developing strong graphic materials, as well as illustrated proposals and substantive reports, and being computer literate in standard software applications is desirable.