Intern (Annual Monitoring)

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.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) supports activities of non-governmental and community-based organizations in developing countries to address climate change, conservation of biodiversity, protection of international waters, reduction of the impact of persistent organic pollutants and prevention of land degradation while generating sustainable livelihoods. Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) as a corporate programme, SGP is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of the GEF partnership, and is executed by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The Intern will provide assistance to SGP’s annual monitoring process covering 125 countries.

Under the supervision of the Advisor, the intern will:

• Review and assess database and support comprehensive quality checks on reported data by country colleagues. This will require extensive coordination with country colleagues and an eye towards detail.
• Quality assure the comprehensive annual monitoring survey with statistical checks and coordination with colleagues.
• Develop statistical and explanatory reports on sections of the annual monitoring survey. This will require additional research to complement the quality of the final output.
• Conduct surveys and interviews to collect data and information to support various programming and reporting needs.
• Provide other research and implementation assistances related to Programme work as required by the Advisor.

With the above actions, the intern will support the process of data management, analysis and report writing as associated with the annual monitoring report. This will also include creating a repository of quality assured data with logging system to document any changes as an excel sheet.  

• Currently enrolled in a Masters/Graduate Program or Bachelors/Undergraduate Program in economics, statistics, environment, natural resources management, international development or related field or have graduated from such studies within three (3) years prior to the applications date of the internship.

• Strong research, monitoring and evaluation, data set management and analytical skills, with experience and interest in both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• String Excel skills are a requirement

• Excellent writing skills in English and strong editorial skills, basic knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an asset.

Contract type: Internship Contract level: Internship
Contract duration: 3 months, with possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance and available budget 

• 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
• 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.