I. Position Information
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Job Title: Intern (Human
Resources Unit)
Contract Type: Internship
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Human Resources Specialist
Closing Date: 10th
January 2015
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II. Organizational Context |
UNDP is the United Nations' global
development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting
countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a
better life. UNDP is currently in 177 countries worldwide and works in the
following programme areas:
In Somalia, UNDP works with local
partners ‒ NGOs, civil society and government towards a peaceful and secure
nation for all Somalis. Together with 23 other UN agencies, UNDP is helping
Somalis recover from 20 years of conflict, build peace, rebuild their
institutions, and set Somalia on the path to development.
UNDP supports the people of Somalia
to achieve the following outcomes: peace building and conflict management,
people-centered governance and law, economic recovery and environmental
protection, and protecting and empowering women. It carries out its work through
two main programmes - Governance, Rule of Law and Security and Poverty
Reduction and Environment, and incorporates issues of Human Development and
Economics, Peace building, HIV/AIDS and Gender across all of its work. UNDP
Somalia has its office in Mogadishu, area offices in Hargeisa, Somaliland and
Garowe, Puntland, and a support centre in Nairobi. The internship will be
based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Human Resources unit is seeking
an intern who is interested in gaining experience and providing support to
this work. The Intern shall report to the Human Resources Specialist.
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III. Duties and Responsibilities
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Under
the overall guidance of the Human Resources Specialist/Learning Manager, the
intern is expected to perform the following tasks:
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Support in maintaining a user-friendly
filing system;
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Implement electronic storage system and
attendance records;
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Coordinate the preparation and validation
of material to be posted on the UNDP Somalia website on the HR intranet page;
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Administrative support, such as data entry
and preparing new files for use;
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Assistance with quality control: liaise
with candidates to request missing documentation or details in professional
history;
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Facilitate timely collection of medical and
other sensitive documents.
Outputs
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IV. Competencies
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Corporate
Competencies:
Functional
Competencies:
Development and Operational Effectiveness;
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V. Recruitment Qualifications
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Education:
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Experience:
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Language
requirements:
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Fluency in English - written and spoken is
required.
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Availability
and
duration:
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Availability: Immediate
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Duration: Six months on a full time basis.
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Conditions of the Internship: |
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Interns are considered gratis personnel.
They are not staff members;
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Interns are not financially remunerated by
UNDP. The costs associated must be borne by the nominating institution,
related institution or government, which may provide the required financial
assistance to its students; or by the student, who will have to obtain
financing for subsistence and make his or her own arrangements for transport,
accommodation, etc.
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Application: |
Interested
and qualified candidates are requested submit a motivational letter on why
they would like to intern in the HR department and CV to hrrecruitement.so@undp.org
by 10th January 2016.
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Other: |
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in
terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups,
indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to
apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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