Programme Support Intern

Dutystation: Brussels, Belgium

Functional responsibilities

For the duration of their internship, interns will be members of their assigned teams, participate in meetings, support specific exercises and provide assistance to meet business needs. Interns may be expected to travel for specific events. Interns will work under the guidance of a Task Manager in a combination of the following themes (list non-exhaustive – more information can be found on www.citiesalliance.org):

Programmatic Areas could include:

• Inclusive, gender-responsive and sustainable urban development
• Urban legal and land policies frameworks
• Urban governance, planning and basic urban services
• Climate resilient urban infrastructure and environment
• Citizenship and social inclusion
• Urban economy and environment;

Corporate Areas could include:

• Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning;;
• Business Development and Fundraising;
• Operations - grants, procurement and portfolio administration
• Communications and Outreach.

The functional responsibilities of the interns would be the following ones:

• Provide operational assistance to the various teams, including supporting procurement and grant-making processes, assisting with the management of deliverables and payments, assisting with planning and budgeting, among others.
• Carry out research and analysis to support project implementation or other business needs.
• Assist with information and knowledge management, including assist with keeping the website updated, drafting design documents and reports and other knowledge pieces, assist with the collection and analysis of data for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning purposes
• Assist with the organisation of international events, global dialogues and workshops, including help drafting agendas, liaising with speakers, assisting with travel arrangements, among others
• Draft articles on key themes, emerging trends and achievements. Provide inputs to concept notes and proposals and synthesize research findings.
• Draft briefing notes, talking points, powerpoint presentations and assist with communication and dissemination.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Training components and learning elements

Interns will have access to a number of UNOPS and UN training and will gain insights into the operational and managerial processes of an international organization.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in a Master’s Degree or Ph. D. program (or equivalent); or have graduated from such studies within three (3) years prior to the application date of the internship.

• Area of study and interest should be preferably one of the following: Urban Studies, Business Administration, Development Studies, Economics, Finance, Social Sciences, Political Science, Communications/Journalism or related fields.

Experience

• Applicants are not required to have professional work experience but some international work exposure is desirable.
• Proficiency in using Google Workspace is highly desirable.

• Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of other UN languages is considered an asset.