Jobs at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background, the intern's assigned office, and the internship period.

• Under the supervision of the Associate Logistics Officer of the Facilities Management & Transportation Section – A-J Project (New Build and FWS), the intern will: Assist with design drawings, make sketches and complete basic projects.
• Discuss project requirements with your team.
• Organize files and materials.
• Visit worksites to make sure everything goes as planned.
• Prepare contracts, reports, CAD drawings and diagrams.
• Generate design development ideas.
• Research building codes and standards.
• Develop 3D conceptual designs.
• Prepare design mock-ups and color boards.
• Research the different types of building materials, lighting fixtures and other products Order product samples and do basic calculations for projects.
• Conduct research for the project team and/or revise drawings.
• Attend project staff meetings.
• Perform administrative work and analytical tasks.

Qualifications/special skills

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or other related fields.
• 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. Experience in standard computer software applications is required.
• 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, is required.
• Keen interest in the work of the United Nations and having a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter is desirable.
• 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.

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General Administration and Operations Support.

• Assist the operations team to ensure the proper organisation, implementation, monitoring and control of procurement actions in progress as guided by respective team lead/s.
• Assist the respective teams with filing documents, typing, copying and minute taking.
• Assist with daily customer service at the front desk and drafting of office correspondence.
• Maintaining and updating the UN Fuel Station Integrated System, UN Recreation Centre and Commissary Customer databases.
• Assist with receiving and inspection of consignments destined to the United Nations Commissary.
• Assist with preparation of routine office correspondence and undertaking any other office administration duties that may be assigned by the respective team leads. Archiving
• Assist in maintaining a central list of records transferred to Archives by entering data of legacy records into the System, as guided by the respective team lead/s.
• Sorting and inventorying legacy records.
• Appraising records in the archives.
• Assist in accessioning and receiving records transfer lists and reviewing accuracy of the transfer list.
• Participate in designing and improving and streamlining archives and records management programme.
• Assist in carrying out research within the UN Archives Network on archives and records management and the move to digitization.
• Assist in ensuring that all departments have updated copies of their records in Archives including the retention schedules.

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: Undergraduate or graduate including data science, business administration, economics, social science and related field.