Overview
This internship opportunity supports the daily operations and workflow of the UN Common Back Office (CBO) by assisting with front desk, protocol, and administrative tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist daily operations of SD Front Desk and protocol activities.
- Respond to and route requests for common services.
- Record requests and extract data from the online service tracking system.
- Assist with visitor registrations and security list entry.
- Assist with conference/meeting services.
- Assist with preparation of GOUNH access data for daily access reports.
- Assist with communication to GOUNH users and other teams.
- Assist with filing and updating the database.
- Provide logistical support for protocol activities and services.
- Assist with CBO admin tasks, including stationery audit & refill, inventory, and ad-hoc translation.
- Provide other CBO admin assistance as/when required.
Required Experience
- Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme; Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme; Have recently graduated with a university degree and start the internship within one-year of graduation; Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program.
- Good command of MS Word and Excel is required.
- Familiarity with database software and adequate data-entry skills.
- Able to verify and correct inaccurate data in the database.
- Familiar with for image/video processing is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
- Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
