Overview
This internship position is located at the UNEP office in Nairobi, Kenya, with the intended purpose of supporting the Ecosystems Division programme coordination and management.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in keeping under review the Division's project implementation progress and reporting through the Ecosystems Division Project Portfolio Dashboard and Integrated Planning, Monitoring and Reporting (IPMR).
- Support in keeping under review the project's cycle management, including operational closure.
- Assist in data entry, validation and accuracy of project-related information in IPMR and in the relevant databases and systems.
- Assist in analyzing the status of financial implementation through available information systems.
- Assist in quality assurance review of publication concepts and full publications by ensuring alignment with the UNEP Publishing Policy and Guidelines.
- Assist in tracking publications and concepts clearance process in the on publications system and update the quality assurance process in the Publications Master file and in the online tracking tool.
- Provide flexible and ad hoc support to unit functions, as and when required.
Qualifications
- Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent).
- Be computer literate in standard software applications.
- Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
- Have demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
- Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
- Bachelor’s Degree or currently enrolled in a bachelor's Programme.
- Background in, Statistics, Project Management, International Relations, International Business Administration or another related field
