Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Human Resources and Talent Management Intern may include but are not limited to:

• The intern will be exposed to all work of the HRTMU.
• Supporting the work and activities of the career development unit; coordinating with service units and liaises frequently with internal team members of the unit.
• Collaborating and sharing career professional development updates/links through the SharePoint platform. • Coordinating administrative arrangements for French classes and other identified staff knowledge management trainings.
• Assist in championing the career professional development initiatives.
• Assist in the preparation of events, conferences and visitor management, schedule appointments/meetings, monitors deadlines, etc.
• Provide general office support; respond to career information requests and inquiries and draft media and other communication documents.
• Drafts routine correspondence and communications, attend and take notes at meetings. • Undertake research on a range of human resources related issues and assists in the preparation of notes/reports.
• Performs other administrative human resources duties as assigned by the Career Development /Human Resources Officer.

• Qualification:

  • 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);  We are open to a broad range of educational backgrounds. We seek candidates with relevant coursework in business administration, management, strategic communications and design, project management, public administration, legal (administrative law / human resources policy / employment law), political affairs or human resources management.

  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.

  Languages

  • English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship programme, fluency in oral and written English is required; and knowledge of French is desirable.