Human Resource Intern at UN-Habitat

Responsibilities

• Follow up on actions related to the administration of the human resource activities, e.g., recruitment, relocation, , performance management, job classification, separation, etc., ensuring consistency in the application of regulations and procedures.
• Perform a wide range of office support and administrative functions. •Responds or drafts responses to routine correspondence and other communications; uses standard word processing package to produce a wide variety of large, complex documents and reports. •Generates a variety of standard statistical and other reports, work orders, etc., using various databases.
• Proofreads documents and edits texts for accuracy, grammar, punctuation and style, and for adherence to established standards for format.
• Assists in the maintenance of the shared drive and maintain accurate filing of all recruitments and related documents. •Monitors and updates the recruitment matrix and follows-up on impending actions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent),
• Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite). Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); Have graduated with a university degree in Business Administration or HR Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.