Background information - IPMG
UNOPS strategic focus places increased emphasis on national capacity development and sustainable approaches to project management, procurement and infrastructure services. A key objective is to be recognized as an organization that delivers world-class infrastructure and project management, which is both economically and socially sustainable, even in the most challenging environments. To achieve this goal, UNOPS has established the Infrastructure and Project Management Group (IPMG).
Within UNOPS, it is IPMG’s objective to serve the organization’s personnel and partners by broadening their infrastructure and project management capabilities, while disseminating best practices in both of these areas. Through this work, the group helps facilitate the successful delivery of programs and projects around the world.
To achieve its objectives, IPMG has established six interrelated and interdependent technical streams, namely, Strategic Initiatives, Standards, Engagement Assurance, Gender Equality and Inclusion (GESI), Grant Support, and Transformation, that are supported by the Portfolio Support team.
The Strategic Initiatives (SI) team works to develop methodologies and tools to improve development outcomes as well as assist in the positioning of UNOPS at the highest levels in related fields, including various global agenda focus areas, such as resilience and sustainability.
In addition, SI hosts the Secretariat for UNOPS Mission Hubs. The Mission Hubs are thematic hubs, intended to drive cross-regional engagement, peer learning, and promote knowledge management at all levels in order to reinforce UNOPS capacity to implement the Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and contribute to the 2030 Agenda and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Background information - Job specific
Under the overall management of the Head of Strategic Initiatives and direct supervision by the Knowledge Management Analyst in IPMG, the Mission Hubs Secretariat intern will be responsible for supporting administration, communications and knowledge management tasks.
Depending on the profile of the selected candidate, they will also support research tasks aligned with the thematic areas of the Mission Hubs. Thematic areas include climate, energy, small island developing states (SIDS), healthcare, digital transformation, social protection and equality, and humanitarian development work.
The successful candidate will have strong communication and stakeholder management skills. They must be client/service-oriented as well as structured, organized and detail-oriented. In addition, the incumbent is expected to demonstrate willingness and ability to learn all relevant online tools and systems that are used by the Mission Hubs and IPMG.