Norwegian Speaking Intern

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Tuesday 7 Dec 2021 at 23:59 UTC

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Background

UNDP works to support governments achieve the Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on eradication of poverty, accountable governance, crisis prevention and climate action. Read more here: www.undp.org and no.undp.org.

UNDP's Nordic Office is located in the UN City in Copenhagen with satellite offices in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Together we work to strengthen the Nordic countries' commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, promote awareness of UNDP's mandate, work and results and strengthen the partnership with the Nordic member states.

The office in Oslo consists of a partnership specialist, a communications consultant and an intern. The internship position offers a unique opportunity for insight into UNDP's work and the chance to gain experience from an international professional environment. We are small office, and the intern will have the opportunity to participate in an array of different tasks, and be positioned to influence the office's work.

Duties and Responsibilities

As an intern, you will be given fixed assignments, but as we are a small and busy office, you must be comfortable taking on a variety of assignments and be prepared to contribute where and when needed.

  • Help to promote awareness of UNDP's mandate, work, and results
  • Update and develop the Norwegian website no.undp.org
  • Distribute regular updates and content on UNDP's social media platforms, especially Twitter and Facebook
  • Attend meetings with Norwegian government officials and other partners from public and private sectors
  • Develop analyses and background documents on Norwegian and international development policy
  • Monitor Norwegian media on issues related to the work and mandate of UNDP
  • Translate and distribute news, press releases and stories from English to Norwegian and vice versa
  • Assist in preparing and coordinating launches of UNDP reports and other public events and missions
  • Contribute to briefings related to missions and visits
  • Various ad hoc tasks

Competencies

  • Excellent communications skills in English and Norwegian, written and oral
  • Strong interest in, and knowledge of, global development and the work of international organisations.
  • Team player; works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.
  • Good organizational and time management skills.
  • Able to work independently.
  • Good social media skills; knowledge of web publication tools and photo editing tools is an advantage.
  • Knowledge of the UN/UNDP and commitment to UN mission and UNDP mandate is an advantage.
  • Work experience from a developing country is an advantage.
  • Fluency in spoken and written Norwegian and English is required.

Required Skills and Experience

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

  • Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent); preferably in journalism, communications, international affairs, international development or other relevant social sciences.
  • Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher); preferably in journalism, communications, international affairs, international development or other relevant social sciences
  • Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined 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.

Application Process:

Interested individuals must include the following documents when submitting the applications in UNDP job shop (Please note that only 1 (one) file can be uploaded therefore please include all documents in one file):

  • Updated CV as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.
  • Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment.

General Conditions:

  1. In accordance with the UNDP Internship policy, UNDP interns are eligible to receive a monthly stipend, with a rate that varies depending on the duty location. The stipend will be paid monthly, and part-time internship arrangements are prorated accordingly.
  2. Where an intern is financially supported by an institution, government or third party, UNDP will pay the intern the difference, if any, between the external financial support provided and the applicable UNDP stipend.
  3. Except for the stipend, all other expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring government or institutions.
  4. Interns are not considered staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.
  5. 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.
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