The Intern will:

• Support staff working in the governance portfolio by contributing to the drafting of concept notes, project documents, project plans, communications, updating of the website, and liaising with partners.
• Liaising and communication with partners
• Attend all governance meetings and assist to take notes of discussion and follow up on action items
• Conduct analytical work as directed
• Together with the M&E team, track results of the governance portfolio to facilitate Annual reporting
• Together with the Communications analyst, use social media and other platforms to publicize governance work, and document challenges and lessons learnt
• Any other duties assigned by the Governance Programme Manager.

Results/expected outputs:

• Working with the program associate, ensure programme administrative support is provided to the governance team in an efficient, timely, responsive, and client-friendly manner to ensure effective and efficient delivery of the governance programme.
• Relevant Programme data, best practices, lessons learned are regularly collected, updated and are available for development and programming goals and for results reporting.
• Knowledge management products and governance portfolio well captured and documents on website and social media platforms.

• Inter-personal skills: commitment to diversity and working in multi-disciplinary teams, and ability to adapt to different cultural contexts
• Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to UNDP; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to UNDP procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented;
• Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues;
• Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment.
• Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities;