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  • Posted: Feb 8, 2023
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    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. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...
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    Intern - Urban Health, I (Temporary)

    Interns work five days per week under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

    Responsibilities

    Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background, the interns' assigned office as well as the internship period.

    • Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Planning, Finance and Economy Section the interns will:
    • Support the development of the technical and normative outputs of the Planning, Finance, and Economy Section by gathering data, analyzing, and contributing to preparing reports and technical documents, presentations, and other dissemination materials.
    • Support the team of Urban Health and Public Space
    • Support the study on strategies and approaches to improve urban health for young people.
    • Support the capacity building on a variety of planning themes.

    Specific Duties:

    • Support the designated Urban Planning, Finance, and Economy Section and Programmes in mainstreaming urban health in the planning system, urban plans at various levels, workshops, surveys, assessments, training, and seminars.
    • Assist in developing content and methodology on urban health and public spaces.
    • Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

    Task Opportunities:

    • Accessibility
    • Familiarizing oneself with the United Nations.
    • Familiarizing oneself with urban health, public space, nature-based solutions, social inclusion, youth, and gender.
    • Participating in dialogues with country offices, regional or local institutes, and NGOs

    Competencies

    • Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors' language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
    • Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
    • Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

    Education

    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 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 include a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

    Preferred areas of studies:

    • Urban or Territorial Planning, Urban Design, Urban Policy, Public Health studies with a focus on Urban Affairs, or other related fields.

    Work Experience

    • 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.
    • Experience in urban health, urban planning and design and development is required.
    • Experience in community engagement and the tools you have used for such processes is desirable.
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and graphic software such as Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop is desirable.

    Closing: 09 February 2023

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    Intern- Programme Support, I (Temporary)

    Interns work five days per week under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

    Responsibilities

    Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background; the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period.

    • Under the supervision of the Project Manager, Global Land Tool Network, the intern will:
    • Assist in regular communication and knowledge management within the LHS section and with GLTN partners.
    • Support in the development, compilation, synthesis, and management of knowledge materials developed by GLTN.
    • Contribute to planning and implementation of targeted capacity development initiatives of GLTN partners.
    • Keep track of relevant national/regional/international meetings and events in the thematic area of women’s land rights monitoring, including cross-cutting issues of human rights, etc.
    • Support in the creation of content for activities at the global and regional level including concept notes, thematic fact sheets, quick guides, and regular updates related to land governance and administration as well as gender-responsive land initiatives for dissemination internally and externally.
    • Support in the production of advocacy and outreach material related to land governance and administration and gender-responsive land tools.
    • Support in the data collection, literature review, writing, and compilation of global case studies for learning.
    • Provide support to administrative tasks such as organizing internal and external (regional and global) events, meetings and preparation of meeting minutes, project reporting, and follow-up and related activities.
    • Support any processes to identify donors and proposal writing with identification of partners, fact-finding, and conceptual writing.

    Competencies

    • Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
    • Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
    • Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

    Education

    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.
    • Have demonstrated 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:

    • Regional/Urban Planning, Land Administration, Land Management, Urban Policy Formulation, Urban Economy and Finance, International Development, Public Administration, Environment and Natural Resource Management, or related field of study.

    Work Experience

    • 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.
    • Experience in project planning, monitoring and management is required.
    • Knowledge of the framework for monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), land governance/management and information systems is desirable.

    Closing: 17 February 2023

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    Intern - Data and Knowledge Management, I (Temporary)

    Interns work five days per week under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

    Responsibilities

    Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background; the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period.

    • Under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer Land, Housing, and Shelter Section, the intern will:
    • Assist in regular communication and knowledge management within the LHS section and with GLII partners.
    • Support in the development, compilation, synthesis, and management of knowledge materials developed by the GLII initiative
    • Contribute to planning and implementation of targeted capacity development initiatives of GLII partners, building upon the December 2022 GLII partners’ meeting.
    • Keep track of relevant national/regional/international meetings and events in the thematic area of data and SDGs monitoring – including cross-cutting issues of gender equality, human rights, etc. – to which the custodian agencies of SDG land indicators and other GLII partners can contribute.
    • Support in the creation of content for activities at global and regional levels including concept notes, thematic fact sheets, quick guides, and regular updates related to land governance monitoring for dissemination internally and externally.
    • Support in the production of advocacy and outreach material related to land governance monitoring.
    • Support in the data collection, literature review, writing, and compilation of global case studies for learning
    • Support in the restructuring process of the content of the GLII website
    • Update and maintain a database of GLII partners and advisory group – contacts and specific roles (where applicable)
    • Provide support to administrative tasks such as organizing internal and external (regional and global) events, meetings and preparation of meeting minutes, project reporting and follow-up, and related activities.
    • Support any processes to identify donors and proposal writing with identification of partners, fact-finding, and conceptual writing.

    Competencies

    • Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
    • Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
    • Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

    Education

    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.
    • Have demonstrated 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 include a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

    Preferred areas of study:

    • Economics, Statistics, International Development, Urban Planning, Land Administration, Land Management, Political Science, Public Administration, Environment and Natural Resource Management, Urban and Rural Development, GIS, and Planning or related fields.

    Work Experience

    • 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.
    • Experience in project planning and management is required.
    • Knowledge of the framework for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), land governance/management, and information systems is desirable.
    • Experience in research, technical writing, and knowledge management is desirable.

    Closing: 20 February 2023

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