Historique

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.

In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.

In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Summary of Key Functions:

• Programme-related support 
• Volunteer-related support
• Administrative and logistical support

Programme-related support 

• Provide the required support, where appropriate, to his/her supervisor in managing and monitoring UNV projects under the supervisor’s responsibility.
• Support the supervisor in volunteerism related activities, including International Volunteer Day (IVD) events.
• Supporting update of website and social media of UNV Bangladesh. 

Volunteer-related support

• Ensure timely submission of reports from UNVs to UNV FU and from UNV FU to UNV HQ.
• Provide the necessary support to incoming UN volunteers.
• Provide, when required, in consultation with the supervisor, the necessary support to UN volunteers in the case of serious illness, medical evacuation, security evacuations or the death of a UN volunteer. 
• Provide guidance and advice on conditions of service and administrative processes. 

Administrative and logistical support

• Draft and type correspondence, including memoranda and notes; maintain general office files and keep information and reference material.
• Provide administrative support in updating and maintaining a national UN Volunteers candidates’ data base – including establishing a national roster - and recruitment of national UN Volunteers.
• V-Act! volunteer management, when needed. 
• Provide administrative support for the recruitment of national UNV candidates who are deployed to other countries. 
• Perform other administrative duties as may be required.

Compétences

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards (human rights, peace, understanding between peoples and nations, tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation (UNDP core ethics) impartiality.
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

Development and Operational Effectiveness

• Proven ability to write very high quality reports and documentation that meet corporate standards and CO priorities.
• Solid research capacity across range of research mediums, and proven ability to very effectively coordinate and manage research, writing and editing tasks with number of stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Ability to ensure timely delivery of tasks, and flexibility of approach to such tasks.
• Good planning skills demonstrated through good time management, capacity to plan, and deliver tasks on time;
• Very high level of flexibility and adaptability.

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Promotes knowledge management and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example.
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
• Sensitivity to and responsiveness to all partners.
• Respectful and helpful relations with all UN/UNV/UNDP staff.

Qualifications et expériences requises

• Enrollment in a graduate-level degree programme in Business Administration, Social Sciences, or any other relevant fieldOnly those students who will return to their studies upon completion of their internship assignments are eligible. (Letter of enrollment from school will be requested from the selected applicants).
• Eagerness to learn about UNV practice areas and their application on national, regional and international level.
• Knowledge of the development context in Bangladesh is an asset.
• Advanced communications skills in English and Bangla. 
• Very high level of flexibility and adaptability.
• Good planning skills demonstrated through good time management, capacity to plan, and deliver tasks on time.
• Willingness to participate in all aspects of UNV programme activities.
• Understanding of administration and/or programme support services. 
• Experience using computers and office software packages (ERP, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). 
• Experience in handling of web-based management systems is highly desirable.

Terms and conditions:
UNDP Internships are NON-PAID and a minimum of 6 weeks of commitment on behalf of the applicants is required, with longer commitment considered desirable. In return, UNDP commits to assign at least 1 staff member to act as a mentor to the intern and to ensure that interns are exposed to meaningful and adequately challenging professional tasks