Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. UN-Habitat is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat promotes urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty. The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU), located within the Office of the Executive Director, supports accountability, organizational learning, and evidence-based decision-making through evaluations. The Unit serves as the custodian of both centralized and decentralized evaluations. Decentralized evaluations are managed by project teams, with technical support and quality oversight provided by the IEU. This internship is situated within the decentralized evaluation portfolio of the Unit. The intern will report directly to the Evaluation Officer responsible for decentralized evaluations, under the overall supervision of the Chief of the Independent Evaluation Unit.

Responsibilities

• Assist the IEU with knowledge and information management related to decentralized evaluations.
• Assist in maintaining and improving simple tracking tools for evaluations, recommendations, and follow-up actions.
• Support the structuring, filing, and archiving of evaluation reports, management responses, and related documentation.
• Support workflow automation using standard Microsoft 365 tools (e.g. PowerAutomate, SharePoint, Lists, Teams, Outlook) for information sharing and coordination.
• Assist with improvements to internal workflows, such as reminders, document routing, or notifications, with guidance.
• Contribute to preparing and formatting guidance notes or user instructions for internal use.
• Provide general administrative and information management support to the IEU, as required.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: a. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), c. 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: Undergraduate or graduate in information management, Information Systems or Digital Administration, library and information science, Evaluation, Social Sciences, Development Studies, , international development, social sciences or similar. 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. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Familiarity with the Microsoft office software including the Power Platform (e.g. SharePoint, Power Platform applications such as Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps) is required. It is desirable that applicants are familiar with evaluation, research or results-based management. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate and attach proof to the application, such as a course certificate in a subject related to evaluation, research or results-based management.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Additional Information

Do you have any previous UN internship experience? If yes, please indicate the UN entity and the specific dates.

Intern Specific text

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

• Assist the IEU with knowledge and information management related to decentralized evaluations.
• Assist in maintaining and improving simple tracking tools for evaluations, recommendations, and follow-up actions.
• Support the structuring, filing, and archiving of evaluation reports, management responses, and related documentation.
• Support workflow automation using standard Microsoft 365 tools (e.g. PowerAutomate, SharePoint, Lists, Teams, Outlook) for information sharing and coordination.
• Assist with improvements to internal workflows, such as reminders, document routing, or notifications, with guidance.
• Contribute to preparing and formatting guidance notes or user instructions for internal use.
• Provide general administrative and information management support to the IEU, as required.

• Computer literacy in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office software including the Power Platform (e.g. SharePoint, Power Platform applications such as Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps).
• Ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
• Willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Knowledge of evaluation, research or results-based management (desirable).

• Currently enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), OR enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), OR have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
• Computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
• Preferred areas of study: Undergraduate or graduate in information management, Information Systems or Digital Administration, library and information science, Evaluation, Social Sciences, Development Studies, international development, social sciences or similar.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft office software including the Power Platform (e.g. SharePoint, Power Platform applications such as Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps) is required.
• Familiarity with evaluation, research or results-based management is desirable.