UN WOMEN Jobs - 58350- Human Resources Intern

Human Resources Intern

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

01-Sep-2015

Application Deadline :

06-Aug-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

4-6 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

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The Human Resources internship position will be based in the Human Resources (HR) Center. The UN Women’s HR Center, under the supervision of the Executive Directors Office, provides strategic guidance and high quality support and services to employees in partnership with managers to ensure a productive and pleasant work environment. Aligned with HR best practices in the UN common system and the International Civil Service Commission’s Framework for Human Resource Management UN Women is guided by modern, efficient and user-friendly policies and procedures. The HR team in New York manages and oversees all HR functions for the UN Women global workforce. This includes workplace relations, recruitment and staffing, talent management, contract management and benefits and entitlements as well as workforce planning and HR policy guidance.

The Human Resources intern will be part of the HR Planning, Policy and Organizational Design team, and will be supervised by the HR Specialist - Planning, Policy and Organizational Design. The Human Resources Intern supports the Human Resources team in the development and successful implementation of core operational HR functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Prepare HR reports and statistics of high standard:

Compile HR data and information and support the analysis of data;
In coordination with the HR team, explore innovative ways to improve existing reporting tools and templates.

Provide support to the development and implementation of outreach and communication activities:

Create and maintain UN-Women’s HR-related social media pages;
Provide support to the re-design of HR’s presence on UN Women’s intranet, including writing contents and developing a branding style;
Provide inputs to UN Women’s HR Bulletin.

Provide support to on-going HR projects:

Support the development of generic job profiles;
Providing support to other on-going human resources projects.

At the end of the assignment the Human Resources Intern will be able to:

Build organizational social media presence for targeted groups;
Create informative and visually compelling content to corporate Intranet pages;
Produce well-constructed reports and statistics that support organizational decision-making;
Support organizational development through HR projects;
Provide standard policy advice on HR-related matters in the UN context.

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Teamwork:

Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating:

Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; tailors language, tome, style and format to match the audience

Planning and Organizing:

Uses time efficiently; identified priority activities and assignment, adjust priorities as required

Development and Innovation:

Take charge of self-development and take initiative; actively seeks to improve programmes or services

Functional Competencies:

Ability to take lead in content creation and to use social media for outreach purposes;
Ability to think and work logically;
Ability to provide attention to detail;
Create Intranet pages with multi-faceted content;
Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders in order to produce timely and accurate outputs;
Ability to synthesize information from various different sources and create and analyze large spreadsheets;
Has a basic understanding of HR policies & practices.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

The intern must have studies in Human Resources, Social Sciences or other similar subject at the university level;
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 programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

Language:

Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
Working knowledge of another UN language a distinct advantage.

Preferred Qualifications:

Working knowledge and experience of SharePoint is preferred, but not required for this position.

Application Information:

UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest;
Selected applicants must provide the internship application, two letters of recommendation, proof of health insurance and school enrollment, passport, and visa (if applicable).

UN Women Internship Conditions:

Applicants to the United Nations internship programme 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 programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
Have graduated with a university degree (as (b) above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within one year.

UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship.

All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern.

UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship.

The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed.

Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN WOMEN during the period of the internship or for six months immediately following the expiration date of internship.

The intern must provide proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan, proof of school enrollment, a scanned copy of his/her passport, two letters of recommendation, resume and application