Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Infrastructure and Project Management Specialist, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting a variety of tasks and work packages as a part of her/his internship period. We are seeking qualified applicants who may have a background in infrastructure and project management; and who are extremely structured, organized and detail-oriented, as well as have the ability to communicate complex ideas well. The main support areas will be in (but not limited to) research, technical knowledge as well as communication and administration tasks.
At the end of this internship, the successful candidate will have gained:
- Experience through exposure to UNOPS project management and infrastructure corporate standards and activities;
- Experience in linking Infrastructure and Project Management impacts to corporate strategies as well as practical applications to achieve high level goals.
- Experience dealing with a wide range of practitioners experienced in resilient and sustainable infrastructure across UNOPS, other development partners, donors, government and wider civil society, as well as private sector and academia;
- Understanding of the key role Infrastructure in sustainable development through linkages in Humanitarian, Development and Peace keeping sectors;
- Exposure to international personnel in the Head Office and through interaction with field offices.
The internship is expected to start in November 2021 and last for 6 months (extendable to 12 months upon satisfactory performance and subject to budget availability).
The successful candidate may be required to work on the following:
Research coordination support
● Support data collection and analysis for SI research activities;
● Conduct literature reviews for SI team initiatives;
● Support research on strategic infrastructure and project management areas for cooperation with key partners that support UNOPS initiatives. These areas would include the environmental, social and economic impact of infrastructure, with specific focus on areas such as infrastructure’s role in addressing societal inequalities, including ensuring infrastructure services as a human right;
● Prepare materials and post-event summaries for a variety of workshops, missions and discussions with both internal and external partners; and
● Liaise with key academic partners on areas of research.
Technical Support
● Support a variety of tasks as outlined and assigned in the annual work plan for the SI team;
● Maintain, update, and support all relevant documentation for SI initiatives;
● Providing analysis and reporting as required for SI team by ensuring compliance with all policies, guidelines, and instructions set out by IPMG and the organization;
● Assist with monitoring and reporting of SI team performance; and
● Other support tasks as assigned
Administrative and Communication Support
● Support in communicating SI initiatives to different stakeholders;
● Contribute to maintenance and updating of the intranet site;
● Support all training/event initiatives within IPMG as required, this includes but not limited to training/events set up, administrative support, and logistics;
● Support monitoring of the SI task list and budget; and
● Day to day tasks as assigned.