Intern - Project Management

This internship position is located in the Office of Supply Chain Management within the Department of Operational Support. The intern will support project management activities including planning, scheduling, documenting, coordinating tasks, data analysis, and communication to enhance supply chain and project operations.

Responsibilities

• Support project management activities including planning, scheduling, documenting, and coordinating project tasks ensuring accuracy.
• Assist in tracking project progress and timely completion of deliverables on a daily, weekly, and/or bi-weekly basis.
• Manage time efficiently and meet deadlines, demonstrating flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.
• Leverage Agile Principles to analyze project tasks, timelines, and deliverables for project continuity.
• Coordinate weekly updates for key projects, integrating team inputs into internal systems for records.
• Develop and deliver presentations to communicate project updates and findings to management and higher personnel.
• Collaborate with cross-functional divisions to ensure organizational/departmental objectives are met with timely communication and updates.
• Translate data results into written reports or presentations to convey information to management.
• Prepare and update drafts of meeting agendas, document notes, and assign tasks as relevant.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with team members and internal stakeholders, and create reports and present data findings clearly.
• Provide support in organizing meetings and events, including assistance with logistics, drafting background materials, and assisting with follow-ups including summarizing key points and action items.
• Support team members with data cleaning from primary or secondary sources and maintaining databases/data systems.
• Create simple data visualizations for internal or external use independently.
• Identify issues and develop solutions, utilizing analytical thinking to analyze data and draw meaningful insights.
• Have basic knowledge of Human Resources processes such as talent acquisition and workforce planning with an understanding of HR policies and compliance requirements.
• Have knowledge of advanced key business tools (e.g. Excel, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and XLOOKUP, PowerPoint, Word) and analytics tools (e.g. Microsoft SharePoint, PowerBI, Tableau, Visio).

Requirements

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), or be enrolled in the final academic year of a university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent), or have graduated with a university degree.
• No work experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme.
• Degree or pursuing studies preferably in Project Management, Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems Management, or a related field.
• Experience using Office 365 applications including Outlook, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint for document management is required.
• Experience in drafting reports, presentations, and presenting findings is desirable.
• Experience in data collection, analysis and visualization is desirable.
• Experience as an advanced Microsoft Excel user is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision in a complex environment is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable.
• For internships in the United States, persons who are not US citizens, permanent residents or on another non-immigrant status must obtain a G4 visa and approved employment authorization (CPT/OPT/AT).
• Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations and are responsible for travel, visa, accommodation and living expenses.
• Successful candidates should discuss visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

Skills

• Project Management
• Human Resources Management
• Business Administration
• Information Systems Management
• MS Office 365
• Outlook
• MS Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• SharePoint Development
• Document Management
• Report Drafting
• Presentation Skills
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Data Visualization
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Task Coordination
• Supply Chain Management

Languages

English, French