Programme Management Intern

Assist with planning and reporting in Programme Management Unit.

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UNECE - Economic Commission for Europe

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Geneva (Switzerland)

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Thursday 22 Feb 2024 at 04:59 UTC

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Overview

Assist with planning and reporting in Programme Management Unit.

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Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme.
Fluency in English is required.
No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme.

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Work Location

This internship is designed to be in person but can be adjusted if necessary

Expected duration

5 months flexible

Duties and Responsibilities

This internship is located in the Programme Management Unit (PMU) within the Programme Monitoring and Support Service Division (PMSSD), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The PMU provides guidance and ensures overall coordination of all aspects (planning, monitoring, reporting and evaluation) of programme management. It also ensures the follow-up to and implementation of the recommendations of United Nations oversight bodies. The PMU provides guidance and ensures overall coordination of technical cooperation, and promotes synergies between normative and operational work of the organization. It serves as a secretariat of the Working Group on Technical Cooperation and supports resource mobilization for technical cooperation activities. It coordinates with other Regional Commissions and other United Nations entities on programmatic and technical cooperation issues. The intern reports to the Programme Manager Officer in charge of Technical Cooperation in the Programme Management Unit, and will perform the following duties: • Assist in preparation of the UNECE annual report on technical cooperation. • Assist in planning and reporting of UNECE technical cooperation activities implemented under the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) in 17 UN programme countries. • Assist in drafting country briefs. • Draft briefing notes, summaries of meetings, and presentations. • Support to UNECE programme planning, reporting and evaluation in UNECE. • Assist in preparing draft progress reports on evaluation. • Assist drafting the annual report on evaluations. • Assist drafting terms of reference of evaluations • Support to UNECE programme planning, reporting and evaluation in UNECE. • Support tasks related to the work of the Programme Management Unit and Programme Management & Support Services Division as required

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. 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 Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.

Languages

Fluency in English is required.

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.

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