Job Description
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements.
It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go…
Intern – Programme Management Support
Responsibilities • Support the implementation of ongoing water and sanitation projects in close collaboration with the water and sanitation team.
• Review and contribute to relevant progress reports on ongoing water and sanitation projects.
• Undertake desk research and analysis of issues and trends in water and sanitation from diverse sources, including challenges to be addressed such as climate change and gender parity and propose corrective actions.
• Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
• Participate in field missions to monitor and report on ongoing water and sanitation projects • Support the planning of online webinars and face-to-face workshops, including preparation of background documents, invitation of speakers and participants, drafting of talking points and meeting reports.
• Support proposal writing and resource mobilization for water and sanitation projects • Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications/special skills