Job Description
Background
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Unit of Information and Technology Management (ITM) in Copenhagen is responsible for supporting UNDP Country Offices around the world with ICT and Green Energy solutions. Our Unit offers a stimulating and versatile internship in an international environment with contact to various partners from some 166 countries with UNDP presence. We are a team who work in a dynamic and informal atmosphere, and we expect our interns to become vital members of the team.
As an intern, you will be given tasks and opportunities that have a direct global impact on the development efforts of the international community. The UNDP/ITM internship programme enhances the academic life experience of passionate students as interns and empowers them to become socially responsible, innovative, and environmentally conscious leaders of tomorrow. We bridge the gap between textbook learning and real-life industry experience by taking interns behind the scenes of the world’s leading clean energy and sustainability initiatives, while learning to take into consideration the local context.
By being a part of our dynamic unit, you will also gain worldwide connections with other top-talented interns and UN staff from other agencies. Our office is located at the UN City in Copenhagen giving you the opportunity to interact with people outside the UNDP ITM Unit.
The internship starts from 1st July to 31st December, 2023.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify potential projects on the several procurement websites of the UN system (e.g. Procurement website); identify HQ initiatives and programs related to greening the UN and partners (e.g. Moonshot program); compile application documentations and make sure that ITM meets requirements and deadlines.
- Improve templates/working documents/tools used (e.g. Business Case, Presentations ) for effective decision-making and working processes.
- Lead and support the coordination of internal communication between the different teams; organize internal and external workshops; improve processes and communications to ensure the implementation of Smart Facility projects.
- Prepare and give presentations about Smart Facilities, Green Energy, IoT, Connectivity and Security products and services.
- Work directly with green energy engineers, ICT engineers, finance and administrative colleagues and translate technical knowledge into easy-to-understand material.
- Support ITM to develop a narrative/storytelling on Smart Facility implemented project (i.e. writing articles, interview stakeholders) to promote UN greening efforts.
- Organize internal webinars; increase brand recognition around the UN system (‘’Smart Facilities’’).
- Support technical teams with communications and coordination with UN Country Offices and other agencies.
- Support the development of Smart Facility services, catalogs, and strategy to guarantee professional overview of support services provided and ensure continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain external relationships for innovation and business expansion for Smart Facilities.
- Write knowledge management articles for UNall.
Competencies:
- Interest in Sustainability and more particularly within the energy sector and information technologies. Independence & Leadership: Work in an independent, project mode and proactively push projects
- Analyze data in Excel to promote growth, implement KPIs metrics to improve tracking, and enhance visualization into charts (via PowerBI or similar)
- Stakeholder management – An experience in Sales, Marketing, Project management/coordination, Customer Service or Buying would be appreciated. Good communication skills are strongly appreciated.
- Presentation and branding – Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Canvas or similar, as well as SharePoint.
- Ability to create visuals in Photoshop or similar is a plus.
- Growth-oriented mindset – Experience in business development, organization of webinars would be appreciated.
- Proactiveness & independence – Ability work in an independent, project mode and proactively push projects
Required Skills and Experience:
Education:
You must meet one of the following requirements:
- You are currently in the final year of your bachelor’s degree;
- You are currently enrolled in a master’s degree;
- You have graduated no longer than 1 year ago from a master’s degree or equivalent studies in the
field of business development and management, marketing, communication, sustainable
development, and stakeholder management.
Experience:
- Technical knowledge of Adobe Suite is a strong advantage
- Knowledge or experience with specific Office 365 tools (or their consumer equivalents) such as Planner (Trello), Teams (Slack), Yammer (Workplace by Facebook), OneDrive (Dropbox, Google Drive), Power BI (Tableau), etc. is a strong advantage
- SharePoint knowledge, preferably SharePoint Online is an advantage
- United Nations Development Programme, Information and Technology Management UN City, Copenhagen Denmark
- Working with gathering, consolidating, and analyzing either quantitative and qualitative data from databases
and reports is an advantage. - Demonstrated professional or academic experience in any of the UNDP Member States is an advantage
- Fluent in written and spoken English and French/Spanish is mandatory. Knowledge of additional UN languages
is an advantage. - Experience with circular economy and sustainability is an advantage.
Conditions:
- UNDP interns are eligible to receive a monthly stipend, with the rate that varies depending on the duty location. The stipend will be paid monthly, and part-time internship arrangements are prorated accordingly.
- Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, passports, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the interns
- Where an intern is financially supported by an institution, government or third party, UNDP will, subject to the rules of such institution, government or third party, pay the intern the difference, if any, between the external financial support provided and the applicable UNDP stipend
- The intern must provide proof of enrolment in a health insurance plan.
- The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP, but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and called for interview following the deadline.
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