Vacancy Announcement Details

This internship position is located in the Office of Internal Oversight Services Inspection and Evaluation Division (OIOS-IED). OIOS-IED conducts independent inspections and evaluations on behalf of the Secretary-General and Member States and in accordance with its mandate (A/RES/48/218 B). Evaluations assess the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of the Organization’s programmes in relation to their objectives and mandates. More information on OIOS-IED is available at https://oios.un.org/.

OIOS-IED is seeking graduate students who wish to gain professional experience in an international organization to supplement their studies. The internship provides practical educational experience working in a multicultural and intergovernmental organization. Under the supervision of OIOS-IED managers, the intern is assigned projects and tasks that are relevant to their educational background and interests and provided with the opportunity to apply and further develop their theoretical knowledge and gain exposure to the work of the United Nations Secretariat.

Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision and guidance of the relevant manager, the intern will be expected to work on one or more of the Division’s various inspection and evaluation projects and initiatives, which may include evaluations of: Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Biennial Review of UN Secretariat Evaluations United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Special and personal envoys, advisers and representatives of the Secretary-General. United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

The intern may assist in data collection, analysis and other assigned tasks. Depending on the competencies and interests of the intern, and data collection needs stemming from the evaluation design and the individual evaluation projects above, the assignments may include: Supporting the evaluation team on background research and summarizing data; Assisting the evaluation team in collecting, organizing and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data. This may include: Taking notes of stakeholder interviews and minutes of meetings observed; Obtaining, screening and organizing documents and internal data from UN Secretariat entities in different formats; Programming and testing online surveys; Conducting qualitative, statistical and quantitative analyses of the data collected; Developing and testing a database and dashboards including data cleaning, coding and recoding; Visualizing data using MS Excel and Power BI.

Other related tasks that may be required. Assisting in other ad-hoc activities including reviews and edits of the various evaluation products.

Full details on the UN website. Application deadline 9 May.