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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...

Responsibilities or duties

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Country Programme Manager, the intern will undertake the following duties:

• Support the maintenance of vacancy announcement files and keeps track of status of vacancy announcements.
• Support the maintenance of staffing table and prepare relevant statistical data/charts.
• Assist in preparing or customizing financial reports from UMOJA system generated reports.
• Assist in drafting routine correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to relevant administrative, financial audit, personnel matters.
• Assist in the preparation of tailored administrative reports.
• Assist the Procurement Unit in collecting quotations from suppliers and organizing procurement documentation.
• Assist in maintaining and updating office vehicle logbooks and ensuring that vehicle usage records are complete and accurate.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, 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: Business administration, Political science, economics or related fields.

Experience needed

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.

Experience in organizing, supporting, or participating in administrative services, finance, accounting, audit, human resources or related areas desirable.

Strong research, data collection, and reporting skills related to financial and administration services is desirable.

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Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

For this internship position, fluency in oral and written English and Arabic is required.

Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

• Support the maintenance of vacancy announcement files and keeps track of status of vacancy announcements.
• Support the maintenance of staffing table and prepare relevant statistical data/charts.
• Assist in preparing or customizing financial reports from UMOJA system generated reports.
• Assist in drafting routine correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to relevant administrative, financial audit, personnel matters.
• Assist in the preparation of tailored administrative reports.
• Assist the Procurement Unit in collecting quotations from suppliers and organizing procurement documentation.
• Assist in maintaining and updating office vehicle logbooks and ensuring that vehicle usage records are complete and accurate.

• Computer literacy in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs
• Willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views
• Strong research, data collection, and reporting skills related to financial and administration services (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 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: Business administration, Political science, economics or related fields.
• Experience in organizing, supporting, or participating in administrative services, finance, accounting, audit, human resources or related areas (desirable).
• Strong research, data collection, and reporting skills related to financial and administration services (desirable).