Background
Duties and Responsibilities
Guided by the Assistant Country Director in charge of Communication, Innovation and Partnership, the Partnership intern is expected:
- To support various stages of partnership building process: networking, conducting research, negotiating, idea proposing, and presenting both externally and internally
- To draft and prepare a range of documents including meeting minutes, proposals, research, and Memorandum of Understandings with high efficiency and with client-ready quality
- To regularly attend forums, meetings, and events to explore connections with companies and organizations and learn about key technological / economical / political issues in China
- To help maintain and update Public-Private Partnerships database
- To support the team’s day-to-day operations of the Communication, Innovation and Partnership Team and other ad hoc tasks
Competencies
- Be confident, responsible, and skillful in communicating with others
- Ability to work under pressure and work on unfamiliar tasks
- Full dedication to the internship and willingness to travel to meetings, conferences, and client
sites as needed - Demonstrates commitment to UN’s mission, vision and values
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s or higher degree on business administration, marketing, communication or other related fields
- Strong oral and written communication ability in both English and Chinese
- Extremely good and experienced in proposal writing
- Proficient skills in Microsoft Office applications
- Experience in PPP / CSR / fundraising is an asset