Required Competencies

• Excellent communication skills;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals;
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Desired Skills

• Strong IT skills and excellent knowledge of office software packages (e.g. Microsoft Office suite: PPT, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Streams, Forms, SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, Power APPs).
• Language skills: Fluency in English required. Good working knowledge of French and/or Spanish an asset.
• Knowledge of software design (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Illustrator InDesign) is an asset.

We are recruiting for the following positions. Applicants are invited to select up to two positions of interest and will be shortlisted and selected to each position based on demonstrated skills and experience:

• Onboarding & People Management intern
• Leadership Development Intern
• Capability Development intern
• Career Development Intern
• Communication Intern

Communications

• Create and update communication materials such as graphics/videos/presentations for talent development programmes and social media outreach.
• Maintain internal website information on talent development programmes and events.
• Support the creation of Podcasts on UNDP’s talents (recording interviews and editing content).
• Assist in creation and delivery of webinars using technology e.g. Zoom/ MS TEAMS.

Programme Management, Design, and Delivery

• Assist in tasks related to programme management including enrollment, reporting, tracking, and responding to learning queries.
• Assist the team in the design and execution of capacity gap or learning needs analysis organization process flow and data analysis.
• Incorporate adult learning theory, visual design principles and accessibility guidelines to design and develop interactive eLearning modules/online training materials.
• Assess and curate talent development content on various platforms (e.g. Coursera, LinkedIn Learning.).
• Conduct research on topics related to talent and organizational development e.g. identify suitable digital learning technologies, platforms, and tools (artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality).

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support in the monitoring and evaluation of learning interventions using tools such as: MS Forms for surveys, and Excel for creating evaluation documents.
• Assist in developing high quality and interactive dashboards in Power BI.

Knowledge Management

• Update and maintain the Talent Development Hub using SharePoint, Stream, SharePoint List.
• Provide automatic solutions by using Power Automate and Power APPs.

Eligibility Criteria

Please ensure you are eligible for this internship by reviewing the detailed eligibility criteria before applying.

Interns are selected on a competitive basis. Applicants to UNDP’s internships must meet one of the following academic requirements:

(a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);

(b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);

(c) 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.

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

Some intrenship conditions:

• Interns are responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed
• Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any posts in UNDP during the period of the internship.
• Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan.
• Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.
• Interns are expected to work full-time but flexibility is allowed for education programmes.