Logistics-Intern
Assist the MSC team with logistics and data management tasks
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Overview
Assist the MSC team with logistics and data management tasks
You have:
- Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent or higher); or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically in Excel and Power BI is required.
- Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of Arabic is desirable.
- Ability to perform clerical duties, take memos and maintain files and organize documents.
- Ability to extract source data, organize it and produce analytical reports and visuals.
Contract
This is a I-1 contract. It usually requires 0 years of experience, depending on education. More about I-1 contracts.
Work Location
In-Person
Expected duration
3 Months
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of Chief Mission Support Center, the intern's tasks will include but not limited to: 1. Answer phone inquiries from various clients and direct the calls to the responsible personnel in MSC or take a message. 2. Perform clerical duties, take memos, maintain files and organize documents; scanning, printing, oversee documents and requests are signed by approving authority. 3. Assist in preparing and consolidating data received by the team sites. 4. Assist in managing MSC database and input information, as received in the weekly meetings. 5. Shadow multiple MSC positions and train in a variety of tasks. 6. Extract source data, organize it and produce analytical reports, visuals and presentations in Power BI and/or Excel, Power Point and other Microsoft Office Programmes. 7. Provide support to MSC team in logistics operations and planning.
Qualifications/special skills
a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent or higher); or b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite. Specifically, proficiency in EXCEL and Power BI is required.
Languages
For the Position advertised, fluency in English is required, and knowledge of Arabic is desirable.
Additional Information
Not available.
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 citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa 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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a situation where you had to manage multiple clerical tasks at once? | This question gauges the candidate's ability to handle multiple responsibilities and prioritize tasks. | Provide an example that illustrates how you organized and executed various tasks efficiently. |
| How proficient are you in Microsoft Excel? Can you provide an example of a project where you utilized it? | The interviewer wants to assess your skills in Excel and practical experience using it for data management or analytics. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why do you want to work in logistics and what do you hope to learn? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Give an example of how you handled a challenging phone inquiry or customer interaction. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure accuracy when compiling and analyzing data? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
Added 1 year ago
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