Programme Support at UN-Habitat

Found in: beBee S KE - 4 weeks ago

Nairobi, Kenya UN-Habitat Full time

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

Responsiblities


Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Planning, Finance and Economy Section, the intern will contribute in the following ways;

Support the Chief of the Urban Planning, Finance and Economy Section, and Programme in preparing content and logistics for workshops, surveys, assessments, trainings, and seminars, to steer urban and territorial planning, finance & economy towards climate adaptation and mitigation, and social inclusion goals.
Assist the Chief in the coordination of the Section teams, such as Urban Lab, Humanitarian Development practice, Public Space, Urban Health, Urban Regeneration.
Support the development of papers and thinking pieces on urban and territorial planning, finance and economy for Urban Development Policies, Strategies, Plans and Projects.
Assist in the SDG’s localization in urban planning policy frameworks, guidelines, policies, presentations through identification and review of relevant publications and documents, drafting and commenting on documents, and assist in producing information materials.
Supporting the Chief in handling administrative matters, such as organizing and scheduling meetings, taking notes, maintaining a filing system, etc.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Task Opportunities:
Accessibility

Familiarizing oneself with the United Nations.
Familiarizing oneself with climate adaptation and mitigation, social inclusion, migration, urban regeneration, urban-rural linkage, urban health, and urban territorial planning topics.
Participating in the dialogues with UN-Habitat headquarters divisions, branches, sections, units, and regional and country offices, and partners such as UN agencies, regional or local institutes, NGOs.

Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent).
Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office).
Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Preferred areas of studies:

Urban Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Policy, Geography, Architecture, Urban Finance, Local Economic Development, International development, or any other related field.
Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
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.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, graphic software such as Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, AutoCAD, etc is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable

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