The intern will support the implementation and monitoring of technical cooperation activities in the following areas:

Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the Program Management Officer, the intern will contribute in the following ways:

• Provide substantive support in the implementation of the Improved resilience of coastal communities in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, financed by Adaptation Fund.
• Provide administrative support to the work unit in the preparation of various project documents such as work plans, budgets, reports, and proposals on program implementation arrangements.
• Participate in the planning, preparation and implementation of meetings, workshops, conferences, expert group meetings.
• Identify sources, gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, and other material as required.
• Participate in writing project concept note in the framework of resource mobilization.

COMMUNICATION

• Assist with text editions of reports, articles, and concept notes as per request.
• Support the elaboration of power point presentations related to UN-Habitat mandates.
• Draft maps, dashboards and diagrams.
• Assist in the development of UN-Habitat urban planning policy documents, guidelines, information materials and presentations through identification and review of relevant publications and documents, drafting and commenting on documents.
• Support Communication and Visibility activities (publications, presentations, catalogues, folders, brochures, videos, online and handbooks regarding all the projects and areas UN-Habitat works).
• Collect and share information on risk monitoring in the implementation of projects / programmes.
• Any other tasks requested by the country team.

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.