Project Management Intern

The internship offers an opportunity to contribute to capacity development projects focused on housing and sustainable urban development, including project management, research, and knowledge advocacy. The intern will assist in planning, designing, and managing capacity development projects, conducting research, and supporting knowledge production and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the management of the project Accelerating Urban Resilience and Pro-poor Climate Action in Belize, Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo (2025-2028), contributing to the project team based in Nairobi and in countries.
• Contribute to developing a pilot multi-partner competency- and knowledge-based methodology for capacity development.
• Assist in the planning, design, and implementation of capacity development projects at global, regional, and country levels, including workshops, expert consultations, training programs, and learning activities.
• Assist in conducting literature reviews, data collection, and qualitative/quantitative analysis for ongoing research workstreams to support capacity needs assessments, competency framework development, and applied research on urban resilience and climate adaptation.
• Support the synthesis of research findings, technical evidence, and stakeholder inputs to inform capacity development support and strategic decision-making.
• Assist in drafting and editing technical papers, reports, background documents, and concept notes.
• Prepare presentations and briefing materials, meeting summaries, and communication products for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide support in developing, tracking, and reporting on project and training activities to ensure all deadlines and objectives are met.
• Assist communications with governments, universities, professional associations, UN partners, and other stakeholders, including scheduling meetings, organizing events including training and webinars, and preparing agendas/minutes.
• Support the systematic organization and maintenance of project documentation, technical resources, reports and knowledge products to facilitate institutional learning, reporting and audit requirements.
• Perform other duties which may be assigned.

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 first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), or 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, including willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Preferred areas of study: Currently pursuing or hold a Master's degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Education, Social Sciences, Geography, Public Administration, Business Administration, International Development, or similar relevant topic.
• Proficiency in research methodologies, data collection and analysis, and project management tools is desirable.
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience but must have a field of study closely related to the internship.
• Applicants must provide proof of enrollment or graduation as per the criteria above.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required; knowledge of French is an advantage; knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Skills

• Project Management
• Research Methodology
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Capacity Development
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Knowledge Advocacy
• Urban Planning
• Sustainable Urban Development

Languages

English, French