Infrastructure and Project Management Intern

SafeValue must use [property]=binding: At the end of this internship, the successful candidate will have gained in: -Experience through exposure to UNOPS project management and infrastructure corporate standards and activities; -Experience with the processes and methods employed to enable quality assurance and design oversight of UNOPS Infrastructure Projects; -Experience working with international personnel and in a diverse working environment; -Exposure to an operational arm of the United Nations; -An appreciation of UNOPS application of international best practices in project management across its global portfolio. The internship is expected to last for 6 months (extendable to 12 months upon satisfactory performance and subject to budget availability).

The Portfolio Delivery Support (PDS)  team, as part of IPMG, provides an organizational oversight function and considers the application of standards, guidance and best practice throughout the execution of programmes and associated projects.

PDS provides practice-specific support to offices and project teams throughout the project cycle. Infrastructure Design Review, Technical Support and Grant Support teams support the implementation of standards, guidance and best practices to enable effective management of UNOPS projects and grants.

IPMG’s Design Review team has the role of assuring the quality of all infrastructure designs developed and delivered within UNOPS. The primary aims are to ensure that minimum requirements for life safety and functionality of design is maintained and to achieve a consistent, effective and efficient approach in infrastructure activities for our donors and beneficiaries. This position is within the Design Review team.

Under the overall guidance and supervision of IPMG Design Review Coordinator, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting a variety of tasks to support the design review team. We are seeking qualified applicants who may have a background in infrastructure and project management and who are extremely structured, organized, and detail-oriented. The main support areas will be data analysis as well as communication and administration tasks.

The successful candidate may be required to work on the following:

Support the administration of design review:

• Respond to or coordinate answers to requests related to design review. 

• Track the status of and coordinate responsibilities among task owners.

• Log and track the passage of designs through the review process and centrally store all relevant design documentation.

• Support the preparation and operation of weekly coordination meetings and risk meetings with regions.

• Contribute to drafting documents to support the progressive development of design review, such as guidance materials, data analysis, etc..  

Infrastructure & Project Management Support:

• Support a variety of tasks, work packages and projects as outlined and assigned in the annual work plan for the Portfolio Delivery Support team;

• Responsible for meeting goals, targets and performance standards as set out by the supervisor;

• Provide analysis and reporting as required

• Conduct research and collect data/information;

• Support compliance with all policies, guidelines and instructions set out by the practice and organization.

If qualified and interested, the candidate may also assist in the review of technical infrastructure project documentation for completeness and quality against the requirements of the relevant technical codes and standards, including the verification of low-risk reviews carried out by peer-reviewers, for low-risk infrastructure works.

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