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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go…

Capacity Development Intern

The intern will perform the following tasks:

• Support internal work under the umbrella theme of capacity development and training, aligning capacity development and training with the strategic focus of the Section’s work, and make crosslinks and connections.

• Assist in drafting, organising, reviewing and editing course materials and multimedia files, reports and materials for publication or publicity.

• Undertake research on housing and urban development capacity development and training-related themes especially around global urban/local leadership and fellowship programmes, complemented by analysis of real-world project pipelines, investment opportunities, emerging market developments and trends.

• Collate information from various sources including technical reports, industry publications, webinars, training materials, etc.

• Monitor for academic and industry publications on related themes and convert these into digestible highlights and training materials.

• Draft concept notes, project documents, technical reports, presentations, briefing notes and speaking points.

• Provide project coordination, administrative and communications support on ongoing projects and initiatives for example tracking progress, milestones, indicators, maintenance, organizing and minuting meetings and calls.

• Produce inputs for outreach efforts including social media content, and website content.

• Assist in designing, organizing, planning and managing the collection, evaluation, analysis, compilation, dissemination, and visualization of data, indicators, results.

• Assist in developing, implementing and managing database(s) and dashboards when needed.

• Assist in training and technical support on data collection and monitoring of capacity development programmes, country practices, and other related information.

• Assist in the organization of seminars, conferences, working groups, and expert meetings and training events.

Qualifications/special skills

• 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 Suite).

• 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:

• Final year undergraduate or master’s degree student or PhD student in Urban Studies, Housing, Finance, Business Administration, Policy Studies, Education, Social Sciences, or other related themes/areas, or recently graduated. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

• However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme.

Senior Programme Management Assistant (Fixed Term Limited), G7

Responsibilities

• Programme/project management and implementation assistance at all phases of the programme/project cycle for, typically, a large and highly complex component of the departmental programme/project initiatives, seeking guidance only in exceptional circumstances. The incumber is also responsible for research and compilation (analysis and summaries) of/for basic information on finance data on programmes and projects.

• Tracks resolutions and other decisions that affect programme/project (grants legal instruments processes and related amendments) as well as identifies problems/issues, seek clarification from departments, assess replies, and prepares a summary for the manager with suggestions for further action.

• Drafts budget and cash flow forecast; prepares monitoring checklists as well as monitoring/tracking sheets/tools on all HR/Admin related processes for the CCUE Section’s members.

• Monitors budgetary commitments, including verification of charges and obligations documents in UMOJA for all financial transactions; prepares periodic budget revisions and ensures appropriate resource allocations; reconciles accounts with amended budget; evaluates trends of financial implementation and makes necessary recommendations to line manager.

• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.