New Internship - Administrative Support, Beijing, UNICEF China
Support UNICEF's administrative operations for children
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Overview
Support UNICEF's administrative operations for children
You have:
- Be enrolled in a degree programme in an undergraduate or postgraduate study, majored in knowledge management, information management, information technology or related field(s)
- Have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university/college or institution records, or a reference letter from an academic supervisor if not available
- Have no immediate relatives working in any UNICEF office
- Fluency in English and Mandarin is required
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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, a Champion
UNICEF China and its government partners work to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children. Every child has the right to survive, develop, be protected and participate in family and society. UNICEF collaborates with many partners to help make those rights a reality in China.
UNICEF China has many different audiences it needs to reach with accurate, simple and in a creative way to explain why its work for children is important and what it does. To support in this, we need additional resources to produce simple information products to be used in presentation, on the internet, for adaption in social media and for advocacy campaigns.
How can you make a difference?
We hope you can do basic design work and set up for the Admin-related knowledge management and perform the Administrative tasks as requested. This will include the following:
- Design the interface and portal of the document’s hub for Admin
- Digitalize the Admin files and upload the Admin related documents to the Admin Library
- Sort and complete the e-files as per the respective Admin functions
- Research and link the related policies and useful websites as resources
- Assist in organizing meetings and conferences
- Assist in obtaining information and quotations regarding the low value purchase of office supplies
- Undertake other duties as required by the supervisor
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Be enrolled in a degree programme in an undergraduate (above 18 years old) or postgraduate study, majored in knowledge management, information management, information technology or related field(s);
- Have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university/colleague or institution records, or, if not available, a reference letter from an academic supervisor;
- Have no immediate relatives working in any UNICEF office;
- Fluency in English and Mandarin is required.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you had to complete a difficult administrative task under a tight deadline. | This evaluates your ability to handle pressure and manage time effectively in an administrative role. | Provide specific examples of task prioritization and the strategies you used to meet the deadline. |
| How do you approach designing user-friendly interfaces for administrative systems? | This question assesses your design thinking and problem-solving skills in a digital context. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps would you take to digitalize and organize existing administrative files? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Updated 1 year ago
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Source:
unicef.org
