UNV Jobs - 50790- Intern in Result Management Support Section (RMSS)

Intern in Result Management Support Section (RMSS)

Advertised on behalf of

UNV

Location :

Bonn, GERMANY

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

01-Dec-2014

Application Deadline :

05-Nov-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

Six months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Six months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity.

UNV engaged 7,303 UN volunteers in 2011, on a total of 7,708 assignments. With an average age of 38 years and the requisite professional skills and qualifications of some 5 to 10 years relevant experience, UN volunteers served in 132 countries in 2011 and came themselves from 162. The majority – 81 per cent – come from developing countries themselves. One third of UN Volunteers served in their own countries, with the others carrying out international assignments. The financial equivalent of programme activities exceeds US$ 235 million annually.

UNV is headquartered in Bonn, Germany and has approximately 150 staff positions – with the majority in Bonn and some positions with different UN peacekeeping and political missions, and in other Headquarters locations (e.g. New York and Tokyo). The major organizational groups within UNV are:

The Office of the Executive Coordinator (OEC);
The Volunteer Programming and Management Group (VPMG) comprising the Peace and Programming Section (PPS) and the Development and Programming Section (DPS), Volunteer Recruitment Resources Section (VRRS), Result Management Support Section (RMSS), Volunteer Knowledge and Innovation Section (VKIS);
the Partnerships and Communications Division (PCD) comprising the Partnerships Section (PS) and the Communications Section (CS);
The Management Services Division (MSD) comprising the Information and Communication Technology Section (ICTS), Finance Section (FS), Human Resources Section (HRS), and the Administration Unit (AU). Additionally the Common Services Unit (CSU) provides support to the UN presence in Bonn.

The Result Management Support Section (RMSS) is responsible for corporate UNV results based management, including policies, procedures, results frameworks, and reporting tools. The RMSS collaborates primarily with all teams in the Volunteer Programme Management Group (VPMG) and works closely with the Management Services Division (MSD) and the Partnerships and Communications Division (PCD), to guide strategic programme planning, quality assurance of programme activities and resource management, and UNV’s volunteer management practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Chief and Programme Specialist (Volunteer Management) of Result Management Support Section and the direct supervision of the Programme Associate (Volunteer Management and APDM Secretary) the intern will support the Advisory Panel on Disciplinary Measures (APDM) as follows:

Conduct extensive legal research and draft detailed analysis of cases;
Assist with the uploading of the legal documents related to Volunteer disciplinary cases to the APDM Portal;
Assist with the registration and logging the disciplinary cases;
Assist in servicing APDM meetings and in preparation of the background materials;
Assist with the annual APDM statistics;
Assist with update of APDM portal webpage content;
Assist with the dispatch and monitoring of outgoing and incoming APDM correspondence;
Support other unit-related activities, as necessary.

The intern is also expected to strengthen his/her knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and other publications.

Competencies

Excellent oral and written legal communications skills; as well as
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in International Law , Social Sciences, Development Studies, Legal Affairs/Studies and Management Studies (Human Resources Management, Public Administration, Law…) or a related field. (Please note that only candidates who will be returning to their studies upon the completion of their internship qualify for an internship with UNV).

Experience:

Strong interest in development cooperation and in the work of the United Nations Volunteers programme;
Experience in legislative drafting is highly desirable;
Interest and experience in volunteering a strong asset;
Experience in developing countries is desirable.

Learning opportunities for the intern:

General understanding of the work and mission of the UNV programme, and of volunteerism’s contribution to peace and development effectiveness;
Insight and hands-on experience in UNV’s broad range of legal issues on volunteer management;
Insight and hands-on experience in volunteer management;
Become more familiar with working in an International Organization and in a multicultural environment.

Langugage:

Fluency in English;
French and Spanish an added asset.

General Terms and Conditions:

UNDP Conditions of Service for interns (http://www.undp.org/internships/) apply for interns working at UNV Headquarters;
The Internship Programme operates on a non-remunerative basis. Costs and arrangements for travel, visa, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the intern;
The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNV but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship;
UNV accepts no responsibility for the intern’s medical insurance or for costs arising from illness during the internship. Interns are required to provide proof of medical insurance coverage;
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and called for a motivational interview;
Please also refer to UNV’s general terms and conditions for internships at UNV at http://www.unv.org/about-us/employment/internship.html .

How to Apply:

Applications should be sent by e-mail no later than 5 November 2014 to: ruby.baranda-janssen@unv.org ;
Subject of the email should clearly state “Application for UNV RMSS (APDM) Internship”;

Applications (in English) must include the following:

An application form [MS Word];
Recent curriculum vitae (CV);
A cover letter indicating motivations, skills, competencies relevant for this particular internship and availability dates.

General or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Due to the high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.