This internship position is located under the Skills Development and Fair Production Unit. The Skills Development and Fair Production Unit supports Member States in integrating into the emerging global systems of fair and sustainable trade. To this end, it leverages partnerships with the private sector to enhance employees’ skill sets to become the sources driving the sustainable transition. The Unit also promotes learning, concepts and norms to augment the attractiveness of industrial employment for youth and women under transparent, fair and social working conditions. The Unit also deploys foresight and planning instruments to guide Member States in developing the industrial skills in future cohorts of industrial employees and respond to re- and up-skilling requirements of actors in a sustainable value chain.

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

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Intern shall work under the direct supervision of an officer designated by the Chief of the Skills Development and Fair Production Unit and shall be engaged as follows:

1. Exposed to the regular core functions of the Unit 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:

1. Assist in the implementation of ongoing projects of the Unit, and primarily of SAP project 210117 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and project 210124 (the Philippines).

Project 201117: This Public-Private Development Partnership (PPDP) project aims at creating decent employment opportunities in the Heavy-Duty Industrial Equipment and Commercial Vehicles (HDIECV) industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project is designed to improve the relevance and quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the HDIECV sector and to ensure that experienced and new Congolese professionals and SMEs are equipped with marketable skills that enhance their employability and value integration prospects.

Project 210124: The project aims to support agribusinesses in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to increase their sales to the Filipino market and their exports to the market of Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).

Engaged in specific assignments described below:

1. Project implementation and reporting: Collect data and information necessary for the preparation of project reports and support their drafting.
2. Communication and advocacy: Support the preparation of communication materials and content for social media, including videos.
3. Perform any other task assigned by the Supervisor and related to accomplishing the projects’ objectives.

2. Support the Supervisor and Unit team members in the development of new projects, particularly for the Africa and Southeast Asia regions.

Engaged in specific assignments described below:

1. Project development/formulation: Collect data and information and support the drafting of project documentation.
2. Research activities: Perform research on trends relevant to the Unit’s mandate, such as industrial development, sustainable supply chains, youth employment and Technical and Vocational Education and Training at regional and national level.

3. Other Special emerging projects that may enhance the learning experience of the Intern.

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

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: Communications, political science, international relations, business administration, project management, sustainable development

Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English and French is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.