Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 29 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
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...

The intern will:
• Assist in the development of capacity-building offline and e-learning trainings.
• Assist in the development of toolkits targeting local governments to develop Voluntary Local Reviews and SDG Cities.
• Support the coordination and delivery of project outputs linked to SDG localization.
• Support the design and update of tools and resources for SDG Localization capacity building and trainings.
• Contribute to the organization and facilitation of training sessions, workshops, and webinars.
• Collaborate with team members to identify areas for improvement and innovation in capacity building and the toolkit.
• Assist in communication and outreach activities to promote capacity building initiatives.
• Stay updated on relevant trends, developments, and resources in capacity building and tool development fields.

Qualifications:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Understanding of capacity building and tools development is preferred;
• Understanding of principles of tool development, capacity building course development, operations management, and stakeholder engagement;
• Experience of project management is preferred.

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: relevant coursework in Urban planning, Architecture, Social Science, Sustainable Development, Data Analytics and Management, or related fields.
• 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. Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, including MS Excel, MS Outlook, and SharePoint. Please explain how you meet this criterion using examples.
Required
• Understanding of principles of project management, tool development, capacity building course development, operations management, and/or stakeholder engagement is desired; Please explain how you could meet these desired criterion using examples

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to UN-Habitat on careers.un.org to apply



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