Open Roles at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Provides support with respect to the review, analyses and preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions.
• Prepares supporting documents (narrative and supporting tables) with respect to finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements.
• Assists managers in the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.
• Undertakes research and provides support to higher-level Finance & Budget Officers with respect to budget reviews of relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies.
• Monitors expenditures and compares with approved budget; prepares adjustments as necessary.
• Reviews requisitions for goods and services to ensure: (a) Correct objects of expenditure have been charged, and (b) Availability of funds.
• Assists in the preparation of budget performance submissions and finalization of budget performance reports, analysing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
• Monitors the integrity of various financial databases.
• Verifies accuracy of input data, ensuring consistency of data in previous allotments to new allotments issued.
• Co-ordinates with other finance and budget staff on related issues during the preparation of budget reports.
• Files and archives as required. General:
• Keeps up to date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to the programme.
• Drafts or prepares correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to relevant financial and budget matters.
• Maintain and keep up-to-date files.
• May be responsible for providing guidance, training and daily supervision to other general service staff in the area of responsibility.
• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as the preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning, and decision-making.
• Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Job - Specific Qualification

• Additional training or qualification in finance and budget is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience with project budget management is required.
• The minimum number of years of relevant experience is reduced by two (2) years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree. Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, such as Umoja, Inspira, or similar, is required.
• Experience in administration and project financial management is required.
• Experience working with the UN system or similar international organizations is desirable.
• A minimum of one (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or a related area is desirable.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• The Intern will report to the Programme Management Officer in the Data Analytics, Statistics and Intelligence (DASI) Section. The intern will support ongoing work related to data analytics and digital tools, including contributions to a foresight platform and related analytical workflows. Tasks will include:
• Assisting with data management, and structured analysis using tools such as Python, or similar.
• Supporting development and improvement of data visualizations and dashboards.
• Assisting in organizing and integrating datasets for analytical use.
• Supporting testing and refinement of platform features, including data and user interface components.
• Assist in conducting research on emerging AI trends, tools, and best practices relevant to Foresight.
• Contributing to exploratory work on AI-enabled approaches (e.g. trend analysis, text analysis, or signal detection), under supervision.
• Conducting research on data sources, analytical methods, and emerging technologies.
• Supporting documentation of data processes, workflows, and methodologies. • Assisting in preparation of technical inputs to reports, presentations, and briefs.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must 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 a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within one year of graduation.

As well as:

• 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 willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Field of study: web development, computer science, information technology, data science or another related field is required.
• 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, preferably in the area of a relevant domain and experience with AI tools or technologies.
• 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.
• Knowledge of data science analysis tools (e.g. Python, or similar) is required.
• Understanding basic concepts in data analytics and statistics is required.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence or machine learning concepts is desirable.