Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 01 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
1. Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Office of the UNHCR was established on 14 December 1950 by the UN General Assembly. The agency is mandated to provide protection (including assistance) and to seek durable solutions for refugees.
The Operations Assistant/Intern would normally receive guidance from more senior programme staff in the operation/bureau/division. The incumbent may receive indirect guidance from other sections and units relevant to the country/region programme(s). UNHCR Manual, Operations Plans, UN and UNHCR financial/budgetary rules and regulations will guide the work of the Operations Assistant.
S/he is expected to have contacts within the organization and outside the duty station, as well as with partners and other stakeholders to collect information, monitor programme activities and implement administrative requirements. The incumbent is expected to work in line with the multi-functional team (MFT) approach as defined within the Program Manual, ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders in all phases of the Program Management Cycle.
UNHCR seeks to engage interns with diverse academic backgrounds, profiles, educational experience and knowledge in various professional fields, who may bring innovative thinking and different ideas to the Organization. The work of UNHCR benefits broadly from increased linkages and exchanges, formal and informal, with academia globally through interns. The work of interns is expected to contribute to UNHCR delivering on its mandate for refugees and asylum-seekers, returnees, stateless people and internally displaced persons, while helping the Organization remain relevant in the competitive humanitarian environment.
UNHCR provides interns with a learning opportunity to gain knowledge and practical experience related to their academic programme or future work in a field related to UNHCR’s mission. By being directly exposed to the work of the Organization, interns have the chance to develop their skills and aptitudes.
2. Task description:
Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Program Officer, the UN Community Intern will:
• Support programme staff conduct on spot monitoring of activities implemented by partners in Lusaka to assess whether delivery is in line with the project documents and is positively impacting the beneficiaries. S/he will also take notes required by programme unit to draft monitoring reports.
• Assist the programme team conduct performance monitoring of activities directly implemented by UNHCR Lusaka and assist in the completion of the DI monitoring template.
• Support the Assistant Program Officer design an end-year operational impact assessment of interventions both by partners and direct implementation, which will also assist in generating (especially non-survey) data to enhance reporting.
• Assist in organising and participate in Program team meetings and capacity building sessions with partners and draft minutes and reports.
3. Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level
Must be a current student and have completed at least two years of undergraduate study, or must have graduated within the last two years from a graduate/undergraduate school programme from an accredited university or higher education institution.
Field(s) of Education
Economics, Business Administration, Social Science or related fields
(Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• Allowances
Interns who do not receive financial support from a third party (e.g., the university or government grant) a will receive Food and Local Transportation Allowance (the Allowance), calculated in USD and normally payable in local currency via bank transfer.
• Certificates and/or Licenses
Not specified.
• (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• Relevant Job Experience
• Functional Skills
PG-Programme Management (project formulation, programme cycles and reporting standards)
PG-Results-Based Management
DM-Database Management
PG-Programme Analysis
IT-Computer Literacy
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• Language Requirements
For General Service jobs/Interns: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

4. Competency Requirements
All jobs at UNHCR require six core competencies and may also require managerial competencies and/or cross-functional competencies. The six core competencies are listed below.

• Core Competencies
Accountability
Communication
Organizational Awareness
Teamwork & Collaboration
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Client & Result Orientation
Adaptability and flexibility
Creativity
Judgement and decision-making
Planning and organising
Professionalism
Self-management
• Managerial Competencies
N/A
• Cross-Functional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
Planning and Organizing
Stakeholder Management

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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