USA – CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP 2010 – UNDP

UNDP is the UN’s global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to development knowledge, experience and resources that can help them build a better life for their citizens. UNDP’s knowledge networks link and coordinate global and national efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of: Democratic Governance, Poverty Reduction, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Environment and Energy, HIV/AIDS, Capacity Development, and Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.

UNDP’s organizational model is based on dispersed capabilities and decentralised networks. As part of its mission to assist developing countries to positively influence global trends and benefit from global knowledge, the Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) – UNDP’s policy advisory body – supports UNDP’s transformation into a globally networked policy advisory organisation. The bureau takes a matrixed, regionalised approach to development policy through a network of Regional Centres and Sub-regional Resource Facilities (SURFs) and 6 email-based Global Knowledge Networks.

Objective of the Assignment : Produce a brief arguing the importance of preempting investments in institutional capacity in the pre-conflict phase, so as to avoid the high investments in rebuilding institutions and states in the post-conflict phase. The brief will further the thinking of UNDP’s approach to capacity development. It will include specific examples of innovative and successful approaches among other things. The intern will be required to:

1. Conduct a desk-review of existing development literature on the topic area including UNDP’s
2. Draft detailed annotated outline of the paper, and review with CDG before the write up
3. Research and collect evidence and synthesis the key features and emerging patterns
4. Produce a final research paper (10-20 pages), which also includes relevant country examples as annex.

Competencies : Corporate :
* Demonstrates integrity and fairness, by modeling the UN/UNDP’s values and ethical standards;
* Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of UNDP;
* Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional/Technical Competencies :
* Excellent analytical, research, writing and communication skills
* Fluency and proficiency in English
* Some experience in institutional development in transition and/or post-transition situations.

Duration of Assignment : 3 months

Required Skills and Experience : Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate level degree programme in international affairs, development studies or related discipline·
Financial Arrangements:
* UNDP does not pay for internships.
* The costs associated with the internship 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 travel, accommodation etc.

Application Deadline : 27th August, 2010

Online Apply : For Online Apply Click https://jobs.undp.org/cj_apply.cfm?job_id=18737

Contact :
Headquarters
United Nations Development Programme
One United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017 USA

Email : UNDP-newsroom(AT)undp.org

Contact Number : +1 (212) 906-5382

Source : http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=18737