| Closing Date: | Wednesday 9th of April 2025 |
The UNDP country office in South Africa supports the government of South Africa in achieving its development goals outlined in the National Development Plan 2030 as well as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The UNDP country office’s activities are guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2020 -2025), the UNDP Strategic Plan (2022-2025), and the UNDP South Africa Country Programme Document (2020-2025). UNDP’s country programmes seek to contribute to South Africa’s social and economic transformational aspirations from policy support to implementation. UNDP brings knowledge of global best practices to South Africa through flagship knowledge reports including the Human Development Reports.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager, the Intern will undertake the following tasks:
- Assist in planning, implementing, administration, monitoring, and evaluating the UNDP Inclusive Growth programme and projects
- Collect and analyze socio-economic data relevant to the promotion of inclusive and sustainable growth in South Africa
- Support the formulation of strategies and the monitoring of progress towards the achievement of the SDGs
- Research potential partners and funding opportunities
- Develop concept notes
- Support stakeholder management
- Support the planning and organization of events
- Support the development of communication and knowledge management products
- Attend conferences and meetings with stakeholders and prepare meeting minutes
- Assist in drafting and preparing official documents
- Any other tasks as may be required
Requirements:
Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:
- currently in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree; or
- currently enrolled in a Master’s degree; or
- have graduated no longer than 1 year ago from a bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent studies.
- Field of study: Business/Public Administration, Economic or Social Sciences or equivalent.
Skills and Competencies:
- Integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards
- Promotion of the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
- Cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability to multicultural environments
- Above average understanding and knowledge of development issues in South Africa
- An excellent skill set in critical thinking and analytical capacity
- Excellent research skills
- Good organizational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and spoken English skills
- Excellent computer literacy in standard software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
How to Apply
Apply Online for the UNDP: Internships (Business/Public Admin, Economic, Social Sciences)