UNDP Jobs - 82069- Capability Development Internship

Capability Development Internship

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

07-Jan-2019

Application Deadline :

30-Nov-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months full time or part time

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

6 months full time or part time

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 Integrated Talent Management Unit is responsible for designing strategies, solutions, tools and services that enable and facilitate more effective and impactful people decisions, and help shape a workplace where individuals thrive and teams excel. The Unit includes several service lines e.g. competency management, job design and classification; talent sourcing, onboarding, and succession management; diversity, employee engagement, and staff well-being; performance management, learning and leadership development, and career management. It also includes a distinct service line for internal management consulting which enables strategic positioning, resources alignment and business process reengineering.

The mission of ITM is to enable effective management of UNDP talent through full integration of all aspects of talent management. Such an approach incorporates data from a variety of processes from recruitment, to performance management, learning, and development, and translates it into a coherent ‘employee life cycle' centered around one competency framework aligned with the UNDP Strategic Plan.

In this context the Talent Development Unit (TDU) is a centre of expertise that designs and delivers state of the art learning and development solutions to UNDP staff worldwide. Through the delivery of large scale leadership development programmes; tailored development programmes for key leadership roles; an extensive offering of high quality online courses on UNDP’s core business and professional certification programmes as well as customised development planning and career management tools, it enables and supports UNDP staff to build skills, grow and leverage the power of learning across all areas of work.

TDU’s role is to utilize continuous learning models to create development solutions that solve organizational problems, support organizational performance and engage staff. It is essential that UNDP staff continuously develop their knowledge, skills, experiences and strengths.

The Talent Development Unit includes the following teams: Capability Development, Leadership Development, Career Management and Sr. Executive Development.

The Capability Development Team addresses the needs for skills, experience, knowledge, networks, mental models, and competencies and encompasses all organizational activity aimed at bettering the performance of individuals and teams within the organization by addressing gaps in skills, knowledge and competencies to support business objectives. We are offering an exciting internship opportunity for dynamic, committed and delivery focused individuals who are passionate about international development and organizational development. The job requires creativity, proactivity, enthusiasm in learning, and the ability to meet deadlines and maintain high-quality of output working under pressure. The ability to use good judgment and experience working in a multi-cultural setting are critical.

Duties and Responsibilities

The internship will be organized around these main activities:

Business case development and impact assessment for various TDU initiatives and deliverables
Assist in carrying out surveys, assessment and feedback analysis to monitor the impact and programme effectiveness.
Support in design and delivery of innovative onboarding and induction activities
Support HR team in the UNDP People Strategy
Identify innovative ways to increase individual and team expertise in 2030 agenda and the SDGs
Support in conceptualizing innovative ways to increase knowledge sharing and creation across the organization
Outreach to Talent Development Manager Community and other critical stakeholders
Create and update communication and outreach materials and presentations (e.g. podcasts, webinars, newsletters);
Create and update content for TDU’s web page (Talent Hub) and social media channels (e.g. LinkedIn)
Assist in organizing events and meetings
Other tasks as assigned to support the work of TDU

Competencies

Excellent communication skills;
Excellent organizational skills;
Attention to details;
Identifies priority activities and assignments;
Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals;
Maintain confidentiality.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Student enrolled in a graduate school programme (MBA, 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 defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.

Experience:

Knowledge in organizational development, learning, knowledge management, innovation, business management and / or international development
Data Literacy, ability to analyze data and trends and derive meaningful conclusions and recommendations
Sound IT skills, office 365, experience in SharePoint an asset

Language:

Fluency in English;

Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset.