Operations Intern at UN Women

Type of Contract: Internship
Post Level: Intern
Languages Required: English 
Expected Duration of Assignment: 6 months

Background

• UN Women Background description below is required. If you would like to provide more information on your unit or project, please include that under Unit/ Project Background below.
• UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
• The Operations Manager Under the guidance and supervision of the UN Women Operation manager for Nigeria, the intern will provide a variety of administrative support functions in the Office of the UN Women country office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports operational processes
• Support Procurement processes
• Supports HR processes
• General administrative support

Supports Operational Processes:

• Provides support of administrative and finance activities in line with UN Women rules, regulations, policies and strategies

Supports Procurement Processes:

• Contributes to organizing procurement activities and processes including preparation of RFQs, ITBs or RFPs in compliance with UN Women rules and regulations

Supports HR Processes:

• Support in the provision of HR services in the area of recruitment including vacancy announcement, organizing interview panels, etc
• Provide support in personnel administration for international and national staff as appropriate
• Provide support in maintaining lists and generating reports as required

General Administrative Support:

• Assist with support services for conferences, workshops, retreats, travel arrangements, hotel arrangements, etc
• Assist with logistical arrangements as required
• Contributes to the smooth and efficient functioning of the UN Women Country office;

Competencies
Core Values and Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
• Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity

Core Competencies
Ethics and Values:

• Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity. Organizational Awareness:
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment. Development and Innovation:
• Take charge of self-development and take initiative. Work in teams:
• Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

• Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
• Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:
• Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards other.

Conflict Management:

• Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
• Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:
• Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge. Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:
• Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making

Required Skills and Experience
Education:

• The intern must have studies in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Social science or other similar subject at the university level.
• 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 programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

Eligibility
Applicants to the  internship programme 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 programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.

Language:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required  Working knowledge of another UN language a distinct advantage

United Nations Considerations:

• The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8).
• Candidates will be required to meet the requirements of Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter as well as the requirements of the position.
• The United Nations is committed to the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity for all its human resources, including but not limited to respect for international human rights and humanitarian law.
• Candidates may be subject to screening against these standards, including but not limited to whether they have committed, or are alleged to have committed criminal offences and/or violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.

Remuneration
Interns are not financially remunerated.