Overview
This internship is located in the Human Resources Administration Team of the Human Resources Section (HRS), Executive Office, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva. The intern reports to a Human Resources Officer and will focus on maintaining HR-related automated systems and files, conducting follow-ups with staff, providing general support services, and assisting with administrative tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintains HR-related automated systems and applications including automated databases containing HR related information by sorting, classifying and uploading onto the OCHA HR filing system relevant documents.
- Maintains HR-related files/records (electronic and paper) and assists the HR Officer by conducting initial review to ensure accuracy of the files/records.
- Conducts periodic follow-ups directly with staff members to ensure complete documents submission (electronic and paper) related to applications for UN travel documents or other HR-related documents staff will submit to the HR Administration Team.
- Provides general support services; processes, drafts, edits, proofreads and finalizes for signature/approval a variety of correspondence and other communications.
- Schedules appointments/meetings and monitors deadlines.
- Initiating and carrying out other assigned tasks/special projects.
Required Experience
Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
Qualifications
- be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
- be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.
