Intern - Practice and Policy Research at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

• The intern will directly report to the Programme Management Officer in KIB.  

Responsibilities  

Under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer, the intern will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Support the review and quality assurance of housing practices submitted to UN-Habitat, including follow-up with country and regional offices and partners as needed.
• Assist in compiling and organizing existing internal material on housing practices into a searchable and user-friendly format.
• Conduct desk research on national housing policies and frameworks, including identification of trends, innovations, and gaps.
• Assist with the preparation of presentations and communication materials, including for internal briefings or external events.

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), c
• Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.  Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).  
• 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 study: Public Policy, International Development, Urban Planning, Human Geography.  
• 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.  
• Experience with policy and practice research is desirable.  Experience with housing policy is desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. 
• For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

Deadline : Sep 2, 2025