Partnerships Intern (Business Development) - National

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peace building, 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.

The UNOPS Nepal under the Bangladesh Multi Country Office (BDMCO) implements projects on behalf of UN agencies and bilateral donors and in close coordination with the Government and national authorities. The UNOPS Nepal country office implements projects in post-earthquake reconstruction (owner-driven housing, schools), COVID-19 Response, security and justice (construction of police stations and capacity building of Nepal Police) as well as field monitoring and coordination. The functional objective of UNOPS Nepal is to deliver its projects in an efficient and effective manner and in line with the principles, rules and regulations of UNOPS, so as to achieve the outcomes sought by the clients.

UNOPS Nepal is hiring for the position of Business Development Support Intern. Under the direct supervision of  the Partnerships Advisor the Intern will:

• Conduct research and analysis for the identification of pertinent trends and business opportunities in furtherance of the Nepal business development strategy and its related implementation plan;

• Support the development of concrete opportunities through market research and analysis, proposal development and support to project management and implementation;

• Assist with the development and implementation of suitable communication tools.

Reporting to the Partnerships Advisor, who provides general guidance, the  Intern is responsible for the following: 

a. Business Development 

• Assist in the update of the Business Strategy to enhance and grow the portfolio;

• Scan business development opportunities for business development intelligence (facilitate assessments of client needs, UNOPS value proposition, etc.)

• Conduct background information about potential partners and opportunities, develop partner- and opportunity profiles and update information in corresponding BD platforms;

• Support analysis of corporate trends and guidelines regarding their relevance for BD processes;

• Help with the identification of partnership;

• Establish subsequent plan of action and follow-up for potential business acquisition and partnership development opportunities in accordance with the strategy;

• Generate content (information/images) for promotional activities

• Draft sections of proposals and concept notes 

• Prepare draft presentations and supporting documents for partner meetings;

• Support the organization of promotional events and high-level meetings;

• Coordinate contacts with potential partners

b. Research

• Produce reports, surveys, charts/graphs, forecasts,  statistics, focus groups, trend analyses, 

• Collect and analyze data on trends, potential market impact and analysis; 

2. Training components and learning elements

The incumbent will have access to project and portfolio documentation to learn about project management and development cooperation in the areas the portfolio covers. She/he has the opportunity to join official meetings and learn about UNOPS, the UN and multilateral cooperation. She/he will get exposure to key stakeholders, multi-partner donors, international non-governmental organizations and other representatives.

The incumbent will also have full access to UNOPS intranet, Google Currents/Communities of Practice (COPs) in Project Management, Gender Mainstreaming, Innovation and Research, Sustainable Infrastructure, etc.   

3. Participation in missions or training courses

The incumbent will have access to the UNOPS Learning Zone and apply for training in Programme Management, Gender Mainstreaming, Coaching, and mandatory training as per UNOPS policy.

• 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
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• 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.