Overview
The internship position is designed to support the team’s coordination and partnership efforts, including assistance with flagship initiatives, engagement with regional stakeholders, and contributions to research, documentation, and knowledge products.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting in the coordination of Regional Programme activities across thematic teams, hubs, and Country Offices.
- Supporting the organization of meetings, consultations, workshops, and internal coordination sessions.
- Tracking follow-up actions, timelines, and deliverables related to Regional Programme initiatives.
- Supporting information flow and coordination between the Regional Programme team and RSCA units.
- Assisting with programme planning, implementation, and monitoring processes.
- Supporting the preparation, consolidation, and review of programme documents, briefs, donor reports, and internal updates.
- Contributing to data collection, analysis, and compilation of inputs from thematic teams and Country Offices.
- Providing administrative and analytical support to ensure timely delivery of Regional Programme outputs.
- Contributing to the development, drafting, editing, and formatting of knowledge products.
- Supporting documentation of lessons learned, good practices, and innovations.
- Assisting in organizing and maintaining programme-related knowledge repositories.
- Supporting dissemination of knowledge products and key messages.
Required Experience
- No professional work experience is required for applicants to the UNDP Internship Programme.
- Knowledge and experience in project implementation, public relations, or a related role is advantageous.
Qualifications
Enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher) OR be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as a bachelor’s degree or equivalent); OR recently graduated with a first university degree (bachelor's or equivalent), in development, Peace and Security, Social Science, Development Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Public Policy, Law, Human Rights, or related Social Science discipline is required and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation.
