Software Engineer - Intern

The UN Web Buy Plus team (UNWB) is part of UNOPS Shared Services Centre (SSC), which provides policy advice, operational support, and transactional services to UNOPS offices, and is responsible for the administrative support to HQ and Copenhagen-based personnel.

UN Web Buy (unwebbuyplus.org) is UNOPS e-commerce solution for the humanitarian and development sector. Through UN Web Buy, partners can access UNOPS procurement services for selected commodities based on Long Term Agreements. The platform went through a complete redesign in 2017 and is constantly being updated with new functionality.

The UN Web Buy team is responsible for the UN Web Buy service and for the development and maintenance of the system. The UN Web Buy operations team is based in Copenhagen and Bangkok, from where it provides global procurement services through the UN Web Buy platform.

1. Duties and Responsibilities 

The successful candidate will give support to the development and maintenance of the UN Web Buy Plus platform. All work will be done in close collaboration and under the supervision of the UN Web Buy Plus’  IT development team lead.

The day to day tasks will include

• Supporting the IT team in the  development of new features and fixing bugs. Tools to be used are C#, SQL Server, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and other related technologies.

• Helping with routine system maintenance tasks.

• Providing technical support to the end-users.

1. Academic qualifications 

• Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program or a technical college for Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Candidates who have already graduated are also welcome to apply.

2. Language Skills

• Fluency in English is required.

3. Internship-related experiences

• Must have a good understanding of Object Oriented Programming.

• Must have experience and a working knowledge of these technologies: 

  • .NET/C#

  • SQL and relational databases

  • JavaScript

  • HTML

  • CSS

• Contract type: Intern
• Contract level: Intern
• Contract duration: 6 months, extendable to 12 consecutive months, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability

This internship is not designed to lead to a staff position with UNOPS. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of the internship.

Interns may be eligible for a monthly stipend from UNOPS of approximately 732 USD, provided that they do not receive funds from other institutions. Further, UNOPS may provide a one time travel lumpsum (depending on the location at the moment of being selected for the position). However, they must make their own arrangements for accommodation, travel and necessary visa arrangements.

For more details about UNOPS internships please follow this link:

https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Internships-and-volunteering.aspx

• 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.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• 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.

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 peace and 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 5,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,400 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners, spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced and diverse labour force — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs. We continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage the recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

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