UNDP Jobs - 82560- Intern in the Resident Coordinator's Office

Intern in the Resident Coordinator's Office

Location :

Lilongwe, MALAWI

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

22-Jan-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

Malawi is a Delivering as One country since 2007 and at the forefront of UN reform, with 14 of the 15 SOPs on Delivering as One implemented and a range of innovative projects aiming to enhance coordination among the 10 resident and 12 non-resident UN agencies working in Malawi. The UN in Malawi is next year embarking on its new UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2019-2023. The UNDAF captures the agreement between the UN in Malawi and the Government of Malawi on selected areas of work that will be the basis of development cooperation over the next five years and sets out specific outcomes the UN and Government of Malawi will together aim to achieve by 2023. This UNDAF has three pillars of which the UN system in Malawi aligns around: 1) Peace, Inclusion and Effective Institutions; 2) Population Management and Inclusive Human Development; and 3) Inclusive and Resilient Growth. This UNDAF responds to UN reform by the way the UN in Malawi will do things differently. This will include doing things together through joint annual work plans, joint programmes, common operations, and joint resource mobilization.

Where necessary and practical the UN will operate through Joint Programmes in the new UNDAF. There are currently a few ongoing, including the Joint Programme on Girls Education, and a few in the pipeline, including the Joint Programme on Youth, Joint Programme on Data, and the Spotlight Initiative which aims at ending Sexual and Gender Based Violence.

Malawi has since 2012 used the Malawi One Fund to pool resources for specific purposes (humanitarian, human rights, right to food, girls education). The new UNDAF raises the ambition of the UN in Malawi, and this ambition must be met by appropriate tools. The One Fund will therefore get a new name and a makeover next year to be fit for its purpose; the Malawi SDG Acceleration Fund, with three thematic funding windows based around the SDGs.

Scope of Work

The intern will be placed in the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO) as a coordination officer. The RCO provides direct support to the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team, including advisory, technical, organizational and management support. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of RCO the intern will provide support to the RCO in planning, reporting and coordination of the UNDAF 2019-2023, including in specific components such as the setting up of the SDG Acceleration Fund and maintain a link between the agencies and the RCO in joint programming.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Head of RCO, the intern will undertake the following tasks:

Support the RCO in setting up the SDG Acceleration Fund and its thematic windows for joint resource mobilization;
Support the operationalization of the Joint Resource Mobilization Strategy
Support the RCO in following up with agencies on the ongoing Joint Programmes
Support the RCO in coordinating the agencies to operationalize the planned Joint Programmes (Spotlight Initiative, Data, Youth);
Produce minutes, talking points, speeches, briefs, and reports as relevant from the intern’s responsibility areas; and
Perform any other related duties as requested by the Head of RCO and UNCT.

Competencies

Knowledge of Delivering as One and UN reform;
Understanding of the social, economic, institutional, and political environment in the southern African region is an advantage;
Motivated to contribute towards peace and development and to serve others;
Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills;
Knowledge of computer programs, including Microsoft Word and Excel;
Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team;
Flexible and open to learning and new experiences; and
Willingness to take initiative and work independently under pressure to meet deadlines.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Enrolled or recently completed a Master’s degree in economics, international development, political sciences, social sciences or related field (Within 1 year of graduation).

Experience:

Demonstrated interested and experience in UN coordination;
Up to 2 years’ experience working in the field of international development (desirable).

Language:

Fluent in English.

Important to note:

Remuneration:

Interns are not financially remunerated by UNDP. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of:

The nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or
The intern, who will have to obtain financing for subsistence through private sources.
Medical Insurance

Interns are responsible for securing adequate medical insurance for the duration of their internship with UNDP and must provide a medical certificate of good health prior to starting the internship. UNDP will not reimburse the medical insurance of the intern. Any costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship assignment will be the responsibility of the intern.

Applicants for internships must show proof of valid medical insurance for the duty station in which they will intern. For applicants who are neither nationals or residents of the duty station, the insurance must include adequate coverage in the event of an injury or illness during the internship duration which:

Requires transportation to the home country or country of residence for further treatment;
Results in death and requires preparation and return of the remains to the home country, or country of residence.
Interns’ expenses

Costs incurred by interns, including undertaking official travel at the request of UNDP, in the discharge of the activities related to the internship shall be reimbursed by UNDP on the same basis as costs incurred by staff members or costs reimbursed to staff members, including payment of daily subsistence allowance, as applicable.

UNDP accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to personal effects that may occur during the internship.