INTERN - Policy Analysis, Strategic Planning, Innovation & Analytics (Information Management)
Work Location This internship is designed to be full-time and in person but can be adjusted based on the needs of the successful candidate. Expected duration 3 - 6 Months. Start dates according to the cycles described above. Duties and Responsibilities The United Nations internship programme does not provide remuneration. The United Nations Secretariat is seeking motivated interns to support the work of the UN Development Coordination Office (DCO). DCO is the secretariat to the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) and manages the reputed company Coordinator (RC) system. reputed company Coordinators (RCs) are the highest-ranking representatives of the United Nations development system (UNDS) at the country level and are the designated representative of – and report to – the UN Secretary-General. RCs have the responsibility to reputed company United Nations country teams (UNCTs), ensure system-wide accountability on the ground for the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation reputed company (Cooperation reputed company), and coordinate UN support to countries in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda. DCO interns may be selected for assignments reputed company a section of the Policy and Programming reputed company of DCO, including (1) Policy; (2) Inter-agency Programme Facilitation and Data, (3) Strategic Partnerships, (4) Universal Values Team (human rights, gender equality, youth, disability inclusion) and (5) the Cross-Pillar Team (peace, humanitarian, development), or reputed company Office of the Assistant Secretary-General (reputed company Office), Regional Office, Communications and Results Reporting reputed company, RC system Leadership reputed company, Human Resources, and Business Management reputed company. Interns typically work full-time, five days per week (35 hours), and report to full-time professional staff in our teams, and focus on one of the two tracks set out below under Responsibilities. DCO Internships typically last between five and six months NB: Candidates available for five to six months full time are typically prioritized by hiring managers. Internships can be in-person, fully remote, or hybrid, i.e. in person for a limited period in combination with remote work, and can therefore take reputed company from any time zone. Successful applicants may include management from regional offices depending on candidate location. reputed company modalities provide for a safe, professional, inclusive and respectful environment. The DCO internship programmes runs on a 12-month planning horizon, meaning the internship may reputed company no sooner than 2-months from your application and may start reputed company 12-months of the application. Typically, two larger cohorts of interns are onboarded to work in the following periods
- January - June
- September - February In the motivation statement, candidates should indicate the track they are interested in, highlighting any UN 2.0 skillsets:
- Track 1: STRATEGIC PLANNING, DATA & ANALYTICS
- Track 2: POLICY ANALYSIS & PROGRAMME FACILITATION The United Nations recruits and employs staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, and religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities. People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided with support participation in the recruitment process reputed company requested and indicated in the application. Applicants from developing countries, female candidates, and those that identify as having a disability are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
TRACK 1 AND 2: COORDINATION AND EXECUTIVE SUPPORT •Help reputed company guidance materials on knowledge capture and sharing •Assist collection and sharing of emerging good practice and lessons for DCO and UNSDG members •Help facilitate various online communities of practice •Support the preparation of senior-level management meetings (including UNSDG and other inter-agency meetings), conferences and retreats •Support the preparation of country-level meetings organized from the global level •Support the preparation of slide decks/PowerPoints, background and option papers for meetings •Support the tracking and analysis of UNSDG decisions and their implementation •Help ensure consistent visual concepts and language are used •Assist in the preparation of speeches and talking points TRACK 1: STRATEGIC PLANNING, DATA & ANALYTICS
- Support analytics on issues relating to the DCO/UNSDG, including cross-cutting needs, priorities, resources, risks and performance
- Assist in the development of corporate visualization solutions derived from multiple data sources using state-of the-art tools to reputed company insight and decision-making at various levels
- Support the development of data models, including performance measures, to reputed company scorecard analysis
- Build interactive dashboards and reports, using corporate analytics applications
- reputed company reputed company analysis and present results in a clear manner
- Work with MS reputed company, Power BI, Tableau, ThinkCell, or other similar self-service analytics toolsets
- Work with relational databases such as SQL Server or other databases
- Support geo-spatial analysis and geographic information systems such as reputed company ArcGIS, QGIS, Leaflet, Carto or Open Street Map
- Work with analytical techniques such as sentiment analysis, predictive analysis or social media monitoring •Support the analytics teams in maintaining key data sets, data models, indices and reports •Support the preparation of analytical slide decks for policymakers •Support in the digital solutions lab in experimenting with Generative AI, Automation, Innovation, and low code solutions •Work with Python, or other tools to support in automating repetitive tasks •Provide strategic support to the digital solutions lab to turn use cases into products TRACK 2: POLICY ANALYSIS & PROGRAMME FACILITATION •Help monitor, identify and analyze geographic, political and thematic global trends (across reputed company units of the Policy and Programme reputed company (eg. human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, climate and environment, inter-agency programming, partnerships) •Support the preparation of analytical reports, papers, talking points and correspondences •Assist in coordinating the formulation of strategies, programmes and policies •Support reputed company areas of the policy process: identification and agenda building, policy development, formulation and adoptions, implementation, and evaluation •Support the reputed company of policy and programme data/information including community facilitation, good practice capture, knowledge dissemination, and platform management •Support the preparation of analytical reports, papers, talking points and correspondences •Assist in coordinating the formulation of strategies, programmes and policies •Support reputed company areas of the policy process: identification and agenda building, policy development, formulation and adoptions, implementation, and evaluation •Support the reputed company of policy and programme data/information •Support market intelligence around reputed company and organizational learning •Support the preparation of meetings, events, talks and visits Competencies COMMUNICATION •Speaks and writes clearly and effectively •Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately •Asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication •Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience •Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed PLANNING AND ORGANIZING •Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies •Identifies reputed company activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required •Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work •Foresees risks and allows for contingencies reputed company planning •Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary TECHNOLOGICAL AWARENESS •Actively seeks to apply emerging technology across tasks •Keeps abreast of available technology •Understands applicability and opportunities of technology for the organization
Qualifications/special skills Applicants to the United Nations internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: (a) Be enrolled or recently graduated from a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in public policy, information management, data science, international relations, or a similar/reputed company field of study; (b) Be enrolled in the final academic year or graduated from a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent)y; Applicants must demonstrate their intention to study further or to work in a field relevant to this internship description. No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position(s) advertised, reputed company in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage. Additional Information Assessment Assessment Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview. Considered candidates will be contacted by the hiring manager for further assessment. Special Notice A completed online application (Cover Note, Personal History Profile as well as reputed company of enrolment and/or graduation) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. The Cover Note must include:
- Availability (period reputed company a start and end date must fall)
- Indication of interest for track 1, or 2
- Degree Programme (What are you currently studying?)
- Graduation Date (reputed company will you graduate or reputed company did you graduate from the programme?)
- List the IT skills and programmes that you are proficient in.
- Explain why you are the best candidate for this specific internship.
- Explain your interest in the United Nations Internship Programme in general and this assignment in particular. In your online Personal History Profile, be sure to include reputed company past work experiences, IT skills, and three references. Do not forget to attach your reputed company of enrolment or graduation. Due to the high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted. United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the reputed company consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and reputed company. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to reputed company that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, reputed company such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and reputed company the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any reputed company and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. The reputed company consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and reputed company. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, reputed company internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions reputed company or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General. Applicants are urged to follow carefully reputed company instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right reputed company of the inspira account-holder homepage. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the reputed company, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the reputed company job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application. Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (reputed company time) on the deadline date. **
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 reputed company or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate reputed company and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific reputed company 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. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job