Background
The UNDP internship programme offers an outstanding graduate-level student the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNDP's work with the objective of deepening his/her knowledge and understanding of UNDP’s goals, principles and activities. It is designed to complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various professional aspects.
Objective of the internship: Provide support to the Economic Unit of the office.
Duties and Responsibilities
Ensures efficient support to the economic unit focusing on the achievement of the following results:
- Draft of short technical notes on development issues;
- Gathering of information on socioeconomic issues;
- Elaboration of tables and charts in Excel;
- Elaboration of presentations in Power point;
- Draft of meeting minutes in Word;
- Technical translations from English to Portuguese and viceversa;
- Support to technical and logistics arrangements for workshops and meetings hosted by the UNDP in the areas of the competency of the Senior Economic Advisor;
- Other duties as directed by the Senior Economic Advisor.
Competencies
Core Competencies:
- Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
- Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
- Self-development, initiative-taking;
- Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
- Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
- Creating synergies through self-control;
- Managing conflict;
- Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
- Informed and transparent decision making.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in Economics or International Relations;
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) in Economics or International Relations;
- Have graduated with a university degree in Economics or International Relations (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.
Experience:
- No experience required.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in Portuguese and good working knowledge of English.
Conditions of internship:
- UNDP internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship;
- UNDP accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship.
- All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring government or institutions;
- The intern must provide proof of enrollment in health insurance plan;
- UNDP accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
- Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UNDP during the period of the internship;
- Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.
Selected candidates much submit the following documents:
- Letter of intent/motivation;
- Letter confirming University enrolment or copy of completed university degree.