UNDP Jobs - 81499- Intern - Data and Web Development

Intern - Data and Web Development

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

05-Nov-2018

Application Deadline :

26-Oct-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

5 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

5 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 Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP works through 136 country offices to provide development advocacy, advice and assistance to 166 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Arab States, Eastern Europe, CIS, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Cluster on Development Impact focuses on assisting UNDP and partners to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links results-based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working. It seeks to do so by enabling UNDP and others to be more innovative, and to make more evidence and data driven decisions by identifying, testing, sharing, learning from and institutionalizing what works. It acts as a hub on all aspects of results-based management, development performance monitoring and analysis, as well as identifying, collecting, and sharing ideas on new and better ways of working across the UNDP network, social innovators, and the development community. The intern will be working with the Knowledge Management team in the Development Impact Group.

UNDP does not pay for internships. The costs associated with the latter must be borne by the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or by the student, who will have to obtain financing for subsistence and make his or her own arrangements for travel, accommodation etc.

Duties and Responsibilities

The selected candidate will assist the Knowledge Management team with the following duties;

Curation and update of web presence:

Provide assistance in curating, producing and presenting stories, images and videos in UNDP’s intranet
Review and edit sub-team sites of DIG intranet, liaising with the rest of the team to ensure consistency across languages.
Work with content providers to research or rewrite material from the standpoint of reader interest, clarity, thoroughness and accuracy.
Liaise with KM colleagues to co-ordinate content, messaging and workflows.
Assist the KM specialist in maintaining contact with content providers in order to solicit material and/or for approval of drafts.
Assist with other related tasks as needed.

Data analysis and input:

Support basic data entry into KM systems
Test and report on functioning of data system/s
Organize and update taxonomies
Review and analyse data from social networking platform
Support with data analytics visualisations

Competencies

Corporate:

Commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
Cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and the UNDP Statement of Purpose.
Demonstrated interest and motivation in the field of development;
A desire to work with people with different language, national and cultural backgrounds

Functional:

Exemplary planning and organizational skills with a high degree of detail orientation;
Strong IT skills and experience with Web Design (XHTML/HTML) and Web Development Applications (Dreamweaver CS3 or Adobe Contribute);
Good social media/electronic communication skills including writing, summarizing and editing short items.
Skilled working with data entry, analysis and clean up
Experience working with data visualization tools (for example, Microsoft Power BI) a plus
Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task;
Attention to detail is crucial;
Ability to work independently
Responsible, responsive and enthusiastic

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

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) in Business or Public Administration, economics, accounting, finance management or related social sciences.
Have graduated with a university degree in Business or Public Administration, economics, accounting, finance management or related social sciences (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation

Language Requirements:

Proficient in written and spoken English. Knowledge of another UN language would be an asset.

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.