Intern – GLO/RFO/AFR

​​Requisition ID: 2830 
Grade: Intern
Category: Internship
Employment Type: NonStaff-Regular
Country: Austria
Duty Station: Vienna  
Entry Date: As soon as possible
Internship Duration: 3-6 months
Application Deadline: 23-Oct-2024, 11:59 PM (CEST)

Vacancy Announcement
 

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability. The mission of UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declaration adopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in 2013 as well as the Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted at the eighteenth session of UNIDO General Conference in 2019, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States. The relevance of ISID as an integrated approach to all three pillars of sustainable development is recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will frame United Nations and country efforts towards sustainable development. UNIDO’s mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”. The relevance of ISID, however, applies in greater or lesser extent to all SDGs. Accordingly, the Organization’s programmatic focus is structured in four strategic priorities: Creating shared prosperity; Advancing economic competitiveness; Safeguarding the environment; and Strengthening knowledge and institutions.

Each of these programmatic fields of activity contains a number of individual programmes, which are implemented in a holistic manner to achieve effective outcomes and impacts through UNIDO’s four enabling functions: (i) technical cooperation; (ii) analytical and research functions and policy advisory services; (iii) normative functions and standards and quality-related activities; and (iv) convening and partnerships for knowledge transfer, networking and industrial cooperation. Such core functions are carried out in Departments/Offices in its Headquarters, Regional Offices and Hubs and Country Offices.

Under the overall direction of the Director General, and in close collaboration with all relevant organizational entities within UNIDO, the Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations (GLO), headed by a Managing Director, is responsible for UNIDO’s relations with Member States and all external partners, including through the policymaking organs. It plays a central role in  interaction and collaboration with traditional and non-traditional donors; oversees the regional bureaus as well as the network of established field offices, liaison offices and Investment and Technology Promotion Offices; and supports the implementation of particularly complex projects, programmes and special assignments, thus also fulfilling an important role in safeguarding their quality and the reputation of the Organization.

The Directorate houses the Divisions of Policymaking Organs (GLO/PMO), Regional Bureaus and Field Offices (GLO/RFO), Field and Liaison Strategy (GLO/FLS), Member States and Funding Relations (GLO/MSR), Special Operations (GLO/SOP), and Investment and Technology Promotion Offices and Institutional Partnerships (GLO/ITP). The Directorate also ensures close coordination and collaboration among the Divisions as well as with relevant entities in the Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation (IET) and the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development (TCS).

Under the supervision of the Managing Director of the Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations (GLO), the Division of Regional Bureaus and Field Offices (GLO/RFO) coordinates the field representation and interventions of UNIDO in Member States and regions. Within this context, the Division is responsible for determining programmatic priorities for UNIDO’s services and ensuring that UNIDO responds to the specific needs and requirements of Member States and development partners at the country and regional levels. It facilitates, upon guidance of GLO/FLS, the development of regional strategies, country programmes (including Programmes for Country Partnership – PCPs) and monitors their implementation. The Division encompasses all the UNIDO field offices and the five Regional Bureaus: Africa (GLO/RFO/AFR), also hosting the IDDA III Secretariat; the Arab Region (GLO/RFO/ARB); Asia and the Pacific (GLO/RFO/ASP); Europe and Central Asia (GLO/RFO/EUR); and Latin American and the Caribbean (GLO/RFO/LAC).

This internship position is located under the Regional Bureau Africa. The functions of the Bureau include the following:

• Guided by TCS/CPS, revise industrial development trends in countries and regions of coverage and identify development priorities and needs for UNIDO services as well as priorities of local donor representations;
• Under the guidance of the Special Representatives for Africa and in cooperation with the field offices and the Organization’s technical cooperation divisions, develop regional strategies responding to opportunities for sustainable industrial development as well as requests of regional counterparts and Member States;
• Coordinate the implementation and monitor the results of UNIDO’s strategy for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as well as the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III);
• Play an active role within United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs) in the countries directly covered by UNIDO Headquarters, participate in planning and project and programme formulation exercises, as well as related fundraising initiatives and the implementation of the UNIDO component of such projects and programmes. Coordinate these engagements with relevant services at Headquarters, including the Organization’s technical cooperation Divisions;
• Support field offices in the implementation of the operational elements of the UNDS reform based on templates and guidance provided by GLO/FLS;
• Guided by GLO/FLS and in collaboration with IET/PPP, forge the development of partnerships at the regional or country level, engaging with local or regional institutions, regional commissions of the UN and other development partners;
• In coordination with other relevant organizational entities of UNIDO, convene conferences and initiate regional forum activities to share knowledge on sustainable industrial development and to build partnerships;
• Support the preparation of the Director General and senior managers’ missions to the regions and countries and facilitate meetings with representatives of countries and regional organizations;
• Facilitate, in cooperation with ODG/CSI, the further distribution of UNIDO communications and media content to governments and stakeholders in the countries or regions of coverage.

The duration of an internship at UNIDO is between three to six months, is UNPAID and full-time. Intern works under the supervision of a staff member, in the department or office that they are assigned to. Intern shall cover all costs associated with his/her internship, including visa, travel to and from the duty station, insurance, transportation, accommodation and living expenses.

GENERIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Intern shall work under the direct supervision of an officer designated by the Chief of the Regional Bureau Africa and shall be engaged as follows:

Intern 1 (UNIDO Strategy for Africa):

1. Exposed to the regular core functions of the Regional Bureau Africa and as such shall have the opportunity to observe the day-to-day operations and engage in on-the-job training in specific actions delegated by the Supervisor.
2. Engaged in a specific self-contained assignment described below:
   • Research, collect and collate information around multiple thematic areas in line with UNIDO’s mandate, and in support of the formulation of implementation plans of UNIDO Strategy for Africa, UNIDO Operational Strategy for LDCs as well as of the review of UNIDO support to the LLDCs under the Vienna Programme of action (VPoA) and the formulation of the UNIDO Operational Strategy for LLDCs and its implementation plan in line with the forthcoming Gaborone Programme of Action (GPoA);
   • Assist in the development and implementation coordination of regional industrial policies/strategies, programmes for regional partnerships and other relevant regional initiatives undertaken in close cooperation with continental organizations, regional economic communities and other specific groupings (e.g. PALOP).
   • Assist in the preparation of knowledge products including policy briefs and brochure/publications related to UNIDO work in Africa (e.g. implementation of major Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA), such as the Montreal Protocol, the Stockholm Convention, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC));
   • Assist in the preparation of UNIDO engagement in country level planning and programming processes including the formulation of national development plans (NDP) and United Nations Common Country Assessment (CCA) / Sustainable Development Country Framework (UNSDCF) by collecting relevant information and providing draft inputs in the preparation/revision of country industrial profiles and industrial development trends as well as the identification of development priorities and needs for UNIDO services and priorities of local donors representations;
   • Assist in the development of Country Programmes (CPs) and Programme for Country Partnerships (PCPs) deriving from the UNSDCF by providing inputs in the preparation of Programme Screening Notes (PSN) and relevant section of the Programme document;
   • Assist in the preparation of global forums and conferences including the identification and preparation of speakers’ biographies and briefing notes for meetings including with high level representatives from governments, UN organizations, Academia, Civil Society Organizations and Private Sector representatives;
   • Assist in the logistical arrangement of internal team and coordination meetings and prepare draft meeting reports;
   • Assist in the preparation of the final report of relevant events, by collecting relevant information and providing draft inputs on the attendance of the event, key messages delivered by the stakeholders and similar;
   • Undertake other related duties and assignments, as required.

The Intern may be required to assist in the organization of donor roundtables and Steering Committee meetings, within the framework of UNIDO Country Programmes and Programmes for Country Partnership managed by the Regional Bureau Africa.

Intern 2 (Third UN Conference on LLDCs):

1. Exposed to the regular core functions of the Regional Bureau Africa and as such shall have the opportunity to observe the day-to-day operations and engage in on-the-job training in specific actions delegated by the Supervisor.
2. Engaged in a specific self-contained assignment described below:
   • Observe internal and external meetings with co-organizers of the Third United Nations Conference on LLDCs (LLDC3), Field Offices in Africa, project teams and other relevant partners; take notes during meetings and draft minutes of meetings, as requested.

• • Research, collect and collate information around multiple thematic areas in line with UNIDO’s mandate, and in support of communication and advocacy activities related to UNIDO involvement in the preparations of and active participation in the LLDC3);

1. • Assist in monitoring and reporting processes related to the registration of attendees in UNIOD led or co-organized side-events in the margins of the LLDC3;
   • Assist in administrative and logistical tasks of the LLDC3, by recording the relevant data in internal storage systems and following up with service providers as relevant.
   • Assist in the preparation of speakers’ biographies and briefing notes for meetings including with high level representatives from governments, UN organizations, and private sector representatives;
   • Assist in the logistical arrangement of internal team and coordination meetings and prepare draft meeting reports.
   • Assist in the preparation of the final report on UNIDO engagement in the LLDC3, by collecting relevant information and providing draft inputs on the attendance of the event, key messages delivered by the stakeholders and similar;
   • Undertake other related duties and assignments, as required.
2. The Intern may be required to assist in the organization of donor roundtables and Steering Committee meetings, within the framework of UNIDO Country Programmes and Programmes for Country Partnership managed by the Regional Bureau Africa.

The Interns will be required to prepare an end-of-internship report, which will be submitted to and cleared by UNIDO Internship Coordination.

MINIMUM ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Age: Minimum 20 years on the first day of the internship.

Education: Enrolled in a university degree programme; or begin the internship within one year of completing a university degree; or completed a university degree and be sponsored as part of an academic or development programme.

Field of specialization: International Development, Political Sciences, Communications, Economics, Business Administration and similar

Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language, particularly French, is an asset.

Other skills: Strong writing and oral communication skills in English, strong ability to draft briefing notes and correspondence materials in a clear and concise manner, good knowledge of international relations, the UN system, the donor community and the industrial development actors, good knowledge of event management processes, strong collaborative and analytical skills, experience using Microsoft Office package (Outlook, Word, Excel).

CORE COMPETENCIES

Core Values

WE LIVE AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY: work honestly, openly and impartially.

WE SHOW PROFESSIONALISM: work hard and competently in a committed and responsible manner.

WE RESPECT DIVERSITY: work together effectively, respectfully and inclusively, regardless of our differences in culture and perspective.

Key Competencies

WE FOCUS ON PEOPLE: cooperate to fully reach our potential –and this is true for our colleagues as well as our clients. Emotional intelligence and receptiveness are vital parts of our UNIDO identity.

WE FOCUS ON RESULTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: focus on planning, organizing and managing our work effectively and efficiently. We are responsible and accountable for achieving our results and meeting our performance standards. This accountability does not end with our colleagues and supervisors, but we also owe it to those we serve and who have trusted us to contribute to a better, safer and healthier world.

WE COMMUNICATE AND EARN TRUST: communicate effectively with one another and build an environment of trust where we can all excel in our work.

WE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND INNOVATE: to stay relevant, we continuously improve, support innovation, share our knowledge and skills, and learn from one another.

LEARNING ELEMENTS

• Become acquainted with the most up-to-date technical, economic and industrial developments in the relevant field of specialization of the Regional Bureau Africa.
• Furthermore, deepen the knowledge and gain experience in the organization of global forum events.
• On the job training: insight into every phase of the working process.
• Gain experience in working effectively in a diverse and multi-cultural environment.

UNIDO Interns are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity at all times, both at work and outside. Only candidates who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for internships at UNIDO.

All applications must be submitted through the UNIDO Online Recruitment System.
Correspondence will be undertaken only with candidates who are being considered at an advanced phase of the selection process.
Visit the UNIDO employment website for details on how to apply: www.careers.unido.org

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