Intern for Procurement Business Intelligence

UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peace building, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner. UNOPS uses data to help deliver for its partners and to drive performance enhancements in the organization.

UNOPS is seeking an intern to support UNOPS business intelligence projects within the Innovation and Improvement Team in Procurement Group. Procurement Group’s mission is to provide procurement excellence across UNOPS that facilitates efficient and sustainable procurement delivery, enabling the success of our partners and clients. The Innovation and Improvement Team is responsible for leveraging data and analysis to assess and identify enhancements to procurement processes and outcomes. The team is also responsible for production of the Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement (ASR), a flagship publication providing data and analysis on the goods and services procured by the UN system. More information can be found at www.ungm.org/asr. 

This recruitment process may also be used to fill other internship vacancies with similar skill requirements.

• Assisting in the collation, verification and analysis of UNOPS and United Nations procurement data
• Developing analysis, statistics and reporting, as well as data dashboards
• Assisting in the production of reports and presentations, including the Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement (ASR)
• Assisting in the automation of the production of key procurement reports
• Participating in continual improvement of procurement data quality and reporting

The intern will also be involved in project administration for the ASR, communicating with stakeholders within and outside UNOPS, conducting analysis and providing insights on the ASR data and producing interactive dashboards using ASR data.

The intern’s duties will also include performing other related duties within the team / UNOPS as required.

2. Training components and learning elements The majority of the intern’s training and learning will be on the job. Further development opportunities will be discussed based on team and individual requirements.    

3. Participation in missions or training courses The intern will complete mandatory induction training and will also be encouraged to complete procurement related online training courses. Participation in missions is not anticipated.

4. Additional comments Specific deliverables will be agreed based on the qualifications and skills of the selected candidate together with the Team Manager. This internship is not designed to lead to an ongoing position with UNOPS. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of the internship.

1. Academic qualifications

• Candidates must either be pursuing a university degree such as a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD (or equivalent), or have graduated from university no more than three years prior to applying for the internship.
• Candidates’ qualifications and experience should be in a field related to mathematics, statistics, data science, engineering, finance, business management or equivalent.

2. Language Skills

• Fluency in English is required. 
• Knowledge of other working languages (French, Spanish) is an asset.

3. Computer Literacy

Essential:

• Analysing data, creating charts and pivot tables, and using functions in spreadsheet tools such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets

Desirable:

• Creating documents and presentations using tools such as Microsoft Word / PowerPoint or Google Docs / Slides
• Using and creating data visualizations and dashboards using software such as PowerBI, Tableau or Google Data Studio
• Knowledge of databases (e.g. SQL, Big Query) and statistical programming languages (e.g. R, Python) in order to assist with procurement related ICT developments

4. Internship-related experiences No prior work experience is required, but work experience in design and execution of reporting and analytics programmes, preferably in public sector procurement, and using this data to influence others through reports and presentations, will be considered an asset.

5. Additional requirements Candidates must be able to adapt to new environments and establish and maintain good working relations with individuals of different cultural backgrounds. 

Contract type: Internship Contract level: N/A
Contract duration: 6 months with possibility of extension maximum to 12 consecutive months; subject to satisfactory performance and available funds.

For more details about working at UNOPS, please follow this link: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/About/WhatWeOffer.aspx

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.