United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Vacancy

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa(UNECA) invites qualified applicants for the following job positions.

ECA’s mission is to deliver ideas and actions for an empowered and transformed Africa; informed by the 2030 SDGs and Agenda 2063. The mission is guided by ECA’s five new strategic directions which are: advancing ECA’s position as a premier knowledge institution that builds on its unique position and privilege to bring global solutions to the continent’s problems and take local solutions to the continent; developing macroeconomic and structural policy options to accelerate economic diversification and job creation; designing and implementing innovative financing models for infrastructure, and for human, physical, and social assets for a transforming Africa; contributing solutions to regional and trans boundary challenges, with a focus on peace security and social inclusion as an important development nexus; advocating Africa’s position at the global level and developing regional responses as a contribution to global governance issues.

Economic Commission for Africa Careers:

Position: Human Resources Intern

Qualifications/special skills:

Applicants to the programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a first degree or graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) is required (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent). No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. However, Your training, education, advanced course work, or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. (C) An academic background in adult education, human resources management, or management studies is desirable (D) Prior experience with survey design, analyzing data, and presenting data is desirable (E) Excellent computer skills with Microsoft applications; experience with Moodle would be an advantage. Work experience is not required for this internship programme.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Daily responsibilities will vary and depend on the individual’s background, including but not limited to:

• Support the update and improvement of the O-Induction on our Moodle platform.

• Support the language center with the monitoring and documenting of the language class attendance.

• Contribute to the “Career and Learning Stop Shop” – coordinating schedules, and collaborating on career support offerings.

• Contribute to conceptualizing a skills inventory to align subject experts with mentees for informal internal mentoring processes.

• Reviewing and providing input on the design of HR dashboards and compilation of statistical data

• Providing administrative support to ongoing projects

Languages:

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Additional Information:

Potential candidates will be contacted by hiring manager directly for further consideration. In your Candidate Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences (if any), IT skills, and three references. Due to the high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted for further consideration.

Intern Specific text:

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

Location: Addis Ababa

Deadline: Jul 2, 2024