Urban Planning and Design Intern at UN-Habitat

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Managers of the Planning for Humanitarian-Development Practices Umbrella Programme of the Planning, Finance & Economy Section,
the intern will contribute to the team in the following ways;

Specific Duties:

• Support the data collection for the baseline assessment reports.
• Support the spatial analysis and mapping for the development of plans, maps and strategies.
• Participate in spatial planning discussions on the transformation of refugee settlements into integrated settlements, on Urban Migration responses.
• Assist in the drafting of content for reports, and preparation of presentation materials.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Task Opportunities:

• Familiarizing oneself with urban planning and development, data collection and analyses, territorial planning, humanitarian-development-peace nexus, refugees and displacement response, climate migration.

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, Architecture, or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development and urban planning and design.
• 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.
• Strong mapping and graphic representation skills are required.
• Working proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop; AutoCAD, GIS software such as ArcGIS, QGIS, etc. is desirable.
• Previous experience in urban planning and design or GIS, with direct proven experience in drawing, cartography and preparing graphical material using computer assisted design tools 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.