UN Women recruits an Administrative Intern for Regional Direction

UN Women is hiring an Administrative Intern for Regional Direction.

Background

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Background

The purpose of the internships is to give students the opportunity to have a first-hand experience for them to build their capacity as part of their studies and to also contribute to the work of UN Women. This would be an opportunity to Master degree’s Student or recent graduate Student to learn how to apply the knowledge they attain to execute tasks assigned to them in full compliance with UN Women’s administration and finance policies and strategies. The internship will be issued for a period of 3 months.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the DRD Associate, the Administration/direction Intern will provide logistics and administrative support that ensures high quality, accuracy and consistency of work in Regional Director’s cabinet, and gain a learning experience within UN Women.

Renumeration

Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.

Application Information

All applicants must submit a completed and signed P.11 form with their application.
Due to the high volume of applications received, we can ONLY contact successful candidates.
Successful candidate will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a valid health insurance plan at the duty station of the internship, proof of school enrollment or degree, a scanned copy of their passport/national ID and a copy of a valid visa (as applicable).

Duties and Responsibilities

Description of Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the DRD Director Associate, the intern shall perform, inter alia, the following tasks :

Support as Executive Assistant to Regional Director
Provide any administrative and logistics support needed
Support in the coordination of Generation Equality Campaign in the Region
Support in scheduling agenda of DRD and RD
Support in taking notes, drafting TORs, reports, documents…
Assistance in the review supporting documents before approval of Regional Directors and record any document
Management coming and departing couriers, organize online meetings or physical meetings, conference and other event
Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing
Etc…

Competencies

Core Values

Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism

Core Competencies

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
Accountability
Creative Problem Solving
Effective Communication
Inclusive Collaboration
Stakeholder Engagement
Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637

Functional Competencies

Include Functional Competencies specific to this position here:

Interest in the work of UN Women and to the ideals of the UN Charter;
Computer literate in standard software applications and familiarity with internet-based research;
Energetic self-starter with multi-tasking abilities and discipline with deadlines;
Ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Strong computer skills (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams, Zoom);
Excellent analytical skills;
Detail oriented.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Enrolled in a degree program (Bachelor or Masters) such as Business or Public Administration, Finance, project management and/or related fields
Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent)
Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation

Skills and qualifications required