Internship Openings 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 supervision of the Officer-in-Charge of the Oversight and Internal Controls Unit (MACS), the intern will:

• Support in undertaking periodic and ad hoc reviews independently or with relevant managers in HQ, Regional, country and field offices to assess the effectiveness of the internal controls, identify risk areas, assess the potential for fraud and corruption in operational activities and recommend required actions to the relevant units or management level.
• Support to monitor and report on the follow-up of the implementation of audit, and other oversight bodies’ recommendations and associated management actions.
• Assist in preparing annual performance planning and reviews, risk assessment and updating of risk registers, including operational level risk registers and progress towards implementing the risk mitigation actions.
• Prepare periodic progress reports on the status of compliance and internal controls in the office.
• Liaise with colleagues in HQ, ROs, and when necessary COs, which are the focal point for risk analysis and monitoring.
• Keep up to date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to programme budgets, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

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:

• Business Administration, Finance, Audit, Risk Management, Project Management, or related field of study.

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 in Risk Management, Internal Controls, or Audit in a large to medium size organization is required.
• Experience in using Excel to create trend analysis and word to generate reports is desirable.
• Experience in using power-point to make graphical presentations is desirable.

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

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 Chief Urban Basic Services Section, the intern will:
• Support the development process of a mobile application.
• Design user interface and physical and conceptual database of an anti-racism app, as reporting tool for the agency.
• Test, maintain and update the anti-racism app. Propose solutions to simplify, enhance and maintain the web.
• Support other interns’ work and digitalization of the section’s publications.
• Draft visual communication (layout, color, typography, icons, etc.).
• Perform other tasks as required.

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:

• Computer science, information systems, mathematics, statistics, or related field of study.

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 in of developing mobile applications is required.
• Knowledge in UX tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Java Script, C++, Management Information Systems is desirable.

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

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 chief Urban Basic Services Section, the intern will:
• Support UN-Habitat’s engagement with the World Economic Forum.
• Assist in carrying out research and studies on a range of urban policy topics.
• Carry out mapping and analyze data on selected topics relevant to the content and management of the urban policies e.g., through internal surveys and analysis. Aid the compilation and review of progress on human settlement and urban-related indicators.
• Support the collection, curation, and dissemination of urban policies and knowledge, including case studies, impact stories, lessons learned, and technical reports. Aid in the design of context-specific resources and materials relevant to the Global Future Council on Cities 2023-2024.
• Provide updates on relevant emerging issues on urbanization to inform project/programme development.
• Support the organization, cataloging, and analysis of information contained in communications, submissions, and publications received from different sources on the state of urbanization for the Global Future Council on Cities.
• Assist in the preparation of draft concept papers, background documents, and position papers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

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 study:

• International Relations, Urban Development, Management and Administration, Social Sciences or any other related field of study.

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.
• Knowledge of project/programme support is required,
• Experience in research and analysis is desirable.
• An understanding of UN-Habitat engagement with the World Economic Forum is desirable.

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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 Public Information Assistant, the intern will:
• Assist the team in organizing flagship events by overseeing logistics, preparing invitations, preparing lists of participants and other related tasks assigned.
• Assist with writing, editing and communicating content, including newsletters, event announcements, web content and other targeted communications.
• Contribute to developing work streams and event roadmaps to meet set targets on time.
• Assist with the day-to-day coordination of events and communications (general liaison, setting up of online and in-person meetings, use of shared database, note taking).
• Analyze received applications, and draft reports and guidelines.
• Perform logistical support in the office, and liaise with other units or partners.
• Assist with editing the registration database, particularly in MS Excel, with the creation of pivot tables and statistics.
• Conduct web research as required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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:

• International Relations, Global Affairs, Journalism, Economics, Public Affairs, Public Relations, Arts, or any other related field of study.

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 in submitting timely and accurate reports/deliverables using MS Suite (PPT, word and excel) is required.
• Experience in supporting meetings or events is desirable.

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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, the intern will:
• Support the development of database design and architecture documentation for relevant SDG Scorecard and Youth 2030 Cities team members
• Support the development of the SDG Scorecard and Youth 2030 Cities’ data collection frameworks
• Support the creation of data monitoring models for the SDG Scorecard, other Youth 2030 Cities’ outputs and work with marketing and communications personnel to create models ahead of new releases.
• Support the building of tools to automate data collection for the SDG Scorecard
• Create reports and presentations to illustrate data collection framework and automation
• Support the development of data privacy processes
• Support the development of a process to help maintain the integrity and security of the SDG Scorecard’s database
• Analyze database implementation methods to make sure they are in line with United Nation’s policies and any external regulations that may apply
• Support the Programme Management Officer when needed
• Carry out any other tasks requested to support the Human Rights and Social Inclusion unit

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:

• Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or any other related field of study.

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 in data science is required.
• Knowledge of data automation and monitoring models is desirable.
• Experience in writing reports is desirable.

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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 Social Media Assistant, the intern will:

• Assist in drafting, editing and preparing communication materials on behalf of the Communications branch, including social media posts, emails, letters, messaging and outreach material.
• Assist in taking and summarizing meeting notes
• Assist in compiling statistics and undertaking analysis on various issues
• Assist in the implementation of a communication strategy as instructed by the Communications team.
• Assist in the development of the UN-Habitat internal communications strategy
• Assist in research, drafting and editing of editorial content for UN-Habitat newsletters, magazines and periodicals.
• Support development of UN International Day statements for the Executive Director and follow up to ensure that they have been uploaded into the UN-Habitat website and shared through the Executive Director’s social media platforms.
• Support the daily management & promotion of UN-Habitat`s Social Media presence: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and other platforms as directed.
• Monitor the social media accounts and respond appropriately, in close cooperation with the Communication Branch (External Relations Division).
• Ensure follow-up as appropriate on social media platforms on activities of Senior UN-Habitat Officials.
• Liaise with UN-Habitat colleagues in-house on social media requests and needs, propose social media campaigns that showcase the work of UN-Habitat
• Support the development of communication tools such as infographics, posters, multi-media assets etc.
• Keeping up to date on new social media tools, best practices and how other organizations are using them in order to identify new campaigning strategies
• Contribute and ensure the visibility of events, campaigns, missions and key activities of the Executive Director or the organization through social media
• Support with uploading stories, publications and content onto the UN-Habitat website as per training received under the Head of Publications
• Support with the execution of web-related requests and filing based on web request forms.

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’ points 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:

• International Relations, Global Affairs, Journalism,
• Economics, Public Affairs, Public Relations, Arts, or other related fields of study.

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 in drafting, editing, and preparing communication materials on behalf of the
• including social media posts, messaging and outreach material is required.
• Experience in researching, drafting, and editing of editorial content in newsletters, magazines and periodicals is desirable.
• Experience in developing communication tools such as infographics, posters, and multi-media assets is desirable.

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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 Project Manager Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme, Land, Housing and Shelter Section, the intern will:

• Support the conceptualization of the publication layout, determining specifications for layout, illustrations, colors, size, paper, typesetting, etc.
• Produce graphics, visuals and maps from different technical sources to standardize the visual appearance.
• Choose and edit images for chapters out of an existing image database.
• Assist in mapping production and related cartographic products.
• Incorporate changes as marked by revisers.
• Produce camera-ready final publication of the Solutions to Slums: Global Report on Human Settlements 2020 by formatting documents in desktop publishing layout for reproduction in hard copy and electronic dissemination.
• Perform other related duties as required.

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:

• Graphic Design, Data Visualization and Communication, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Research field, or related field of study.

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 in research is required.
• Experience in graphics, visuals, and maps from different technical sources to standardize the visual appearance is desirable.