Intern for Strengthening National Mine Action Capacities in Armenia Project

Contract

This is a Internship contract. It usually requires 0 years of experience, depending on education. More about Internship contracts.

Background

Conditions of the Internship:

• As of 1 January 2020, Interns may be given a stipend according to the UNDP Internship Policies, if is not financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, government, foundation or scholarship programme;
• Interns are responsible for securing adequate medical insurance for the duration of the internship. UNDP accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
• Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UNDP during the period of the internship;
• Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity;
• The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship;
• The intern will be evaluated at the end of the contract and due recognition of work will be issued in writing.

Application process:

• In your application, please state in one paragraph why you would like to be considered for the internship,
• Submit your CV/Resume.

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BACKGROUND

Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination in Armenia is the consequence of Nagorno Karabakh (NK) conflict in early 1990s. The outbreak of the conflict and military hostilities in NK in September 2020, resulted in additional EO contamination patterns in the conflict-affected regions, including border areas of Armenia. Large scale military hostilities on 13-14 September have resulted in a significant contamination in 3 borderline regions. This contamination is a direct threat to Armenian communities living along the border areas and creates an obstacle to the gradual return to peacebuilding and reconciliation.

The Project aims at responding to security and safety challenges for Armenian communities and fundamental rights of the citizens living in the border areas in target regions (Syunik, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik and Tavush) of Armenia.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of Project Coordinator, the Intern will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support the Project team in reviewing reports, summaries, proposals submitted by project partners and stakeholders.
• Support data analysis for programmatic components of the project.
• Provide inputs for analytical papers, reports, talking points, briefings and presentations.
• Assume administrative responsibility for organization of coordination meetings, conferences, seminars, workshops, working group discussions, trainings and other events.
• Assist the Project team in taking minutes and making summaries for the Project meetings, calls, events, etc.
• Provide inputs for preparation and dissemination of communication materials and visibility items.
• Assist the Project team to prepare supporting documentation for direct payments to the UNDP Country Office, ensure communication with the vendors, when necessary.
• Performs other duties as required.

Competencies

• Knowledge of humanitarian, development, mine action, risk education, safe behaviour fields, humanitarian-development-peace nexus is a strong asset;
• Demonstrated analytical skills;
• Demonstrated initiative, tact and high sense of responsibility and discretion;
• Strong teamwork skills;
• Ability to work under the pressure;
• Excellent communication and networking skills:
• Strong computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
• Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Desired Experience:

• Events organization;
• Conducting analytical papers and assessments;
• Spreadsheet development and database maintenance.

Languages:

• Good knowledge of English and Armenian. Russian is an asset.