UN-HABITAT Intern - Programme Management & Training Development- Temporary Jobs in Kenya

UN-HABITAT Intern - Programme Management & Training Development- Temporary Jobs in Kenya

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.

For close to forty years, UN-Habitat has been working in human settlements throughout the world, focusing on building a brighter future for villages, towns, and cities of all sizes. The position is in the Capacity Development and Training Unit, Programme Development Branch of the Global Solutions Division of UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya.

The Global Solutions Division (GSD) is responsible for providing programmatic direction for UN-Habitat and is responsible and accountable for the programmatic delivery of the Strategic Plan. The Division leads the tools and methodology production and the integration of the various substantive competencies towards effective delivery of UN-Habitat's mandate and Strategic Plan.

It provides substantive training to staff members and supports capacity development of Member States and partners.

The Programme Development Branch (PDB) is responsible for the overall coordination of pro-gramme development. It brings together normative and operational expertise supporting high-quality integrated programmes that maximize results across the outcomes and the Domains of Change in the Strategic Plan.

It builds on concrete demands of national and local governments, strengthening the capacity of government and urban stakeholders at all levels to address the social, economic, environmental and crisis dimensions of sustainable urbanization. The Branch also focuses on supporting global programme development to strengthen normative capacity and knowledge generation to increase impact and influence, through strategic partnerships.

The Capacity Development and Training Unit (CDTU) is responsible for supporting and monitoring the implementation of UN-Habitat’s Capacity Building strategy. Individuals and institutions responsible for making cities sustainable and safe places to live and work in dignity need to have the skills, competencies and tools to steer cities towards a path of sustainable and inclusive urbanization. Capacity building addresses these needs, helping city leaders and institutions to accelerate toward the global goals of sustainable urban development.

CDTU delivers a wide range of strategies, trainings, and technical support for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 11 on Sustainable Cities and Communities. This includes transforming knowledge into capacity-building products, including practical and problem-solving tools that respond to the needs of governments, cities, partners, technical cadres, urban practitioners, and policy makers alike, as well as carrying out capacity needs assessments.

The Unit also coordinates engagement with academic and research institutions, including the global partnership between UN-Habitat and universities worldwide, the Habitat UNI. The partnership promotes universities to become closer partners of cities, closing the gap between academia and practice, and encouraging collaborative learning with emphasis on South-South, North-South knowledge exchange.

CDTU manages a number of partnerships with training organizations and centres of excellence around the globe. These partnerships take different forms, but all serve to increase UN-Habitat’s cooperation with training providers and learning institutes to improve the agency’s capacity for knowledge transfer. CDTU also manages UN-Habitat Learn, UN-Habitat’s online learning platform.

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Programme Management and Training Development internship is for six (6) months.

The Internship is UNPAID and full-time.

Interns work five days per week under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background; the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period.

The internship offers an exciting and vibrant learning environment and opportunities for professional growth, through the close linkage between programme development and capacity building, as well as communications.

The intern will have the opportunity to contribute to the work of CDTU in the planning, design and development of capacity-building programmes focused on urban sustainability, as well as training materials and content, including in digital form. The intern will also support with partnership management and coordination of the unit’s ongoing projects.

Under the supervision of the Associate Programme Manager, the intern will:

Support with planning, developing, implementing, and managing project and programme activities.

Support with the planning, design, and development of training courses, including e-learning courses to be hosted on UN-Habitat’s online learning platform, UN-Habitat Learn (using tools such as Moodle, Articulate Rise, etc.).

Assist in the preparation of draft concept notes, background documents, presentations, and any other relevant materials for project development.

Assist in monitoring and evaluation processes that inform the development of training materials, tools and publications.

Support with communications tasks to promote UN-Habitat’s capacity-building work, including dissemination of content via social media, websites, and newsletters, as well as design of graphic materials such as icons, graphs, flyers, social media cards, brochures, presentations, etc.

Support internal and external partnership building and management, such as with other UN-Habitat offices, as well as with external partners in academia/research, training institutions, etc.

Undertake any other assignments as necessary to support the implementation of the unit’s work programme.

In this internship, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to improve their skills in the following areas:

Familiarize oneself with the United Nations, UN-Habitat and their capacity-building work.

Partnership development between UN, governments, academia, NGOs and others.

Project/programme design, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

Creation of communication materials and content.

Planning, design and development of training materials, including in a digital format.

Digital communications via social media, websites and newsletters.

Online learning platform and software management.

Responding to requests from member states, donors and partners.

Additionally, your supervisor will be willing to introduce you to other colleagues at UN-Habitat in whose work you may be interested, for informal ‘informational interviews and networking purposes.

Education

Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).

Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent).

Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.

Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office).

Have demonstrated a 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 includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Preferred skills:

Excellent communication skills are desirable.

Experience in programme development is desirable.

Experience in digital communications or design tools is desirable.

Experience with capacity-building projects is desirable.

Computer literacy in standard software applications is required.

Preferred areas of studies:

Development Studies, Urban Planning, International Relations, Economics, Education and pedagogics, Instructional Design, Communications or any other related field of study.

Work Experience

No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.

Knowledge of Programme Development is required.

Experience in digital communications or design tools is desirable.

Experience with capacity-building projects is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN-HABITAT Intern - Programme Management & Training Development- Temporary Jobs in Kenya

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