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United Nations Development Programme · New York, Stati Uniti d'America · Remote

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Background

 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP:  we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

 
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

 

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the United Nations Development System (UNDS) and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQs, regional bureaus/hubs and country offices forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.
The Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) has corporate responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan. Together with the Crisis Bureau, BPPS forms the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of global experts and practitioners providing timely development advice, delivering support to Country Offices and programme countries in a coherent manner to connect countries to the world of knowledge, resources and networks of best practice they need to achieve development breakthroughs.
The Quality Programming in BPPS focuses on assisting UNDP and partners to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links results-based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working. It seeks to do so by enabling UNDP and others to be more innovative, knowledge and data driven by identifying, testing, learning, sharing and institutionalizing what works, including through effective development cooperation, and higher quality UNDP programming. It acts as a hub on all aspects of results-based management and development performance monitoring and analysis as well as a hub that identifies, collects, and share ideas on new and better ways of working across the UNDP network, social innovators, and the development community.
The Quality Programming in BPPS aims to deepen UNDP’s and the international community’s understanding of what works and what does not work in effecting development change at country level in UNDP’s Strategic Plan programme priority areas, and how this understanding can drive knowledge creation and dissemination, innovation and scaling up, and more productive partnerships. UNDP’s increased engagement with the private sector has highlighted the need of the organization to identify and manage risk, reputational or otherwise. To manage such risks UNDP applies a due diligence process to inform the decision on engaging in any kind of a partnership with the private sector, as stated in the UNDP Policy for Due Diligence and Partnerships with the Private Sector (2023). The policy aims to ensure foresight and risk informed decisions in the development and management of private sector partnerships. It sets out UNDP’s criteria for assessing and selecting private sector partners and systems to support risk management and risk informed decision-making.

The Intern will be a key member of the Quality Programming team, which supports the elaboration of UNDP’s due diligence for private sector prescriptive policies and procedures, amongst others, as they relate to private sector engagement.
In 2025, UNDP is developing a new Spot-Checking Methodology for its Private Sector Due Diligence (PSDD) Policy to strengthen quality assurance processes and ensure compliance across the organization. This methodology will assess whether due diligence processes are completed to a high standard and whether appropriate mechanisms for monitoring, mitigation, and corrective actions are in place.
The Intern will provide strategic support in policies, guidance and capacities related to risk assessment and management for partnerships with the private sector, in particular UNDP’s Policy for Due Diligence and Partnerships with the Private Sector. The Intern will provide inputs to the design of Private Sector Due Diligence Spotchecking.


 
Duties and Responsibilities

 

In this section list up to five primary functions/accountabilities of the position (Typically one sentence each) and examples of duties that must be performed to successfully accomplish key responsibilities.
1. Research and Desk Review

Conduct background research on due diligence, spot-checking, quality assurance, and risk assessment best practices in UN, development, and private sector contexts.

Review relevant UNDP policies and guidance, including the PSDD Policy, Enterprise Risk Management Policy, and related tools.

Compile and synthesize findings from internal and external literature.
2. Process Mapping Support

Assist in mapping the steps of the PSDD process within the Quantum+ Risk Assessment Tool.

Help identify points where objective criteria, scoring, or automation could be applied.
3. Stakeholder Engagement

Assist in drafting interview guides, meeting notes, and follow-up summaries.

Support the coordination of interviews, workshops, and feedback sessions with internal stakeholders.
4. Tool and Template Development

Contribute to the design and refinement of the spot-checking working sheet, scoring system, and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).

Help prepare user-friendly guidance and training materials.
5. Data Organization and Analysis

Assist in organizing qualitative and quantitative data from stakeholder feedback and spot-check testing.

Support the preparation of charts, summaries, and dashboards for internal presentations.
6. General Project Support

Maintain project documentation in SharePoint/Teams.

Support meeting scheduling, action tracking, and coordination between the consultant, BPPS, and IT teams.


 

 
Competencies

 

Research & Analytical Skills – ability to conduct background research, desk reviews, process mapping, and synthesize findings.

Data Analysis & Visualization – organize qualitative/quantitative data, prepare charts, summaries, dashboards.

Communication & Writing – drafting interview guides, meeting notes, user-friendly guidance/training materials.

Stakeholder Engagement – coordination of interviews, workshops, and feedback sessions.

Organizational & Project Support – maintaining documentation, scheduling, action tracking, coordination.


 
Required Skills and Experience

 
Education:

Applicants to UNDP internships must at the time of application meet one of the following academic requirements:
• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); • Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);

• Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation; • Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
In addition to meeting the requirement above under eligibility, the preferred fields of study for this internship includes:
o International Relations or Development Studies; o Political Science; o Public Policy or Public Administration o Law o Business Administration. Economics, Finance or related field o Data Science or Statistics

Experience:

Mandatory Experience:

Relevant national/international experience in international relations, multilateral cooperation and /or development framework;

Experience in data analysis and visualization (specialized courses or certifications in data analysis tools is an asset)
Desirable Experience:

Knowledge and application of large language models

Previous experience in advocacy, strategic communications, or partnership building in the development context, especially within the UN framework, is an asset

Knowledge of and experience with SDG-related initiatives, is highly desirable
Language requirements:
Fluency in English - written and spoken- is required.

Disclaimer

 

 
Under US immigration law, acceptance of a staff position with UNDP, an international organization, may have significant implications for US Permanent Residents. UNDP advises applicants for all professional level posts that they must relinquish their US Permanent Resident status and accept a G-4 visa, or have submitted a valid application for US citizenship prior to commencement of employment. 

 
UNDP is not in a position to provide advice or assistance on applying for US citizenship and therefore applicants are advised to seek the advice of competent immigration lawyers regarding any applications.

 
Applicant information about UNDP rosters

 
Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

 
Non-discrimination

 
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.  

 
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status. 

 
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