Partnership Intern

Duties and Responsibilities

Guided by the Assistant Country Director in charge of Communication, Innovation and Partnership, the Partnership intern is expected:

• To support various stages of partnership building process: networking, conducting research, negotiating, idea proposing, and presenting both externally and internally
• To draft and prepare a range of documents including meeting minutes, proposals, research, and Memorandum of Understandings with high efficiency and with client-ready quality
• To regularly attend forums, meetings, and events to explore connections with companies and organizations and learn about key technological / economical / political issues in China
• To help maintain and update Public-Private Partnerships database
• To support the team’s day-to-day operations of the Communication, Innovation and Partnership Team and other ad hoc tasks

Competencies

• Be confident, responsible, and skillful in communicating with others
• Ability to work under pressure and work on unfamiliar tasks
• Full dedication to the internship and willingness to travel to meetings, conferences, and clientsites as needed
• Demonstrates commitment to UN’s mission, vision and values

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s or higher degree on business administration, marketing, communication or other related fields
• Strong oral and written communication ability in both English and Chinese
• Extremely good and experienced in proposal writing
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience in PPP / CSR / fundraising is an asset