Knowledge Hub – Backend Web Developer Intern at UN-Habitat

Responsibilities

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

• Databases: Establish reliable data storage structure, including designing schemas, setting up the database environment, and ensuring efficient data retrieval and management.
• APIs: Establish server-side API for accessing, creating, updating, and managing data, ensuring well-structured and maintainable interfaces for frontend components or other systems to use.
• Security: Establish basic security measures including user authentication/ authorization workflows, protection of data, and safeguards against common web vulnerabilities.
• Infrastructure: Establish backend hosting environment, including the server environment, deployment workflows, monitoring, and ensuring the system is set up for scalability.
• Documentation: Develop accessible documentation and architecture diagrams.
• Wider Support: Collaborate closely with team members to learn and engage with full initiative.

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 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: A degree/background in the following, or a related field is desirable: Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics.