INTERN - Administrative Project Assistant

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

In April 2017, UNOPS in close cooperation with the Sweden Police launched EU-funded project “Support to Police Reform in Ukraine” aiming at strengthening community policing in mid-sized towns in the Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv regions and support the reform of public order policing in Ukraine. The project includes refurbishment of 20 district police stations, delivery of specialized vehicles for police. Personal protective equipment for police officers, implementation of local initiatives (grants) for strengthening the partnership between police and communities.

The intern must at the time of application be enrolled in the final academic year of a second university degree program or higher at the Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Project Management, Social Work and Administration of related fields (Master’s or Ph.D.’s), or has graduated with a university degree in the mentioned fields (minimum Bachelor’s level) within three years of graduation.

Fluency in written and oral English and Ukrainian required. Knowledge of Russian desirable.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time. 
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

PLEASE INCLUDE A COVER LETTER WITH YOUR DETAILED APPLICATION.