Batch recruitment – Internships (Grants Management) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Hosted Fund,Remote, 6 months, REQ:577860 Internship

Description:

• Administering grants-related data: Entering and organizing grants-related data in the ECW Grants Database (DB) under the guidance of Information Systems Manager and provide a set of data or analysis thereof to ECW Secretariat staff and grantees upon request.
• Organizing grants-related files: Filing and organizing grants-related documents such as reports and contracts in the repository of the Grants DB.
• Tracking reports and requests: Registering and tracking reports and requests from grantees and ensuring they are correctly filled out and cleared by relevant colleagues of ECW Secretariat.
• Coordinating with ECW Secretariat staff and grantees: Responding to a variety of grants-related inquiries from ECW Secretariat staff and grantees while also collecting essential information from them to facilitate the grant-making processes.
• Analyzing reports on assurance activities: Analyzing reports related to assurance activities such as spot check, audit, and micro-assessment, and preparing a brief summary of the findings with suggested actions.
• Facilitating knowledge management: Managing and improving ECW knowledge management site for internal learning purposes by collecting information from relevant ECW Secretariat staff.

Requirements:

• Be at least 18 years old at the time of application.
• Be enrolled in a degree programme in an undergraduate or graduate school or have graduated within the past two years.
• Have an academic background in any of the following: Business administration and international (humanitarian) development, Accounting and financial management, with emphasis on not-for-profit business, Other social science specializations that require quantitative methodology.
• Be proficient in English (speaking, writing & reading) up to the highest standard. Fluency in French is also required (DELF B2 level or above).
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by university records.
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g., father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office or in the ECW Secretariat.
• Are not disqualified under the UNICEF Child Safeguarding Personnel Standards (DHR/STANDARDS/2019/001), or as amended.

Benefits:

• The stipend will be reduced for any absence beyond this quota.
• Interns will receive a stipend based on their location.
• USD 1,700 per month in the following offices: New York, Geneva, and Copenhagen; or 70% of the monthly salary of the GS level 3 step 1 in all other the duty stations.
• The internship is full-time (35 hrs) and working hours are flexible and set-up in mutual discussion with the supervisor considering existing study commitments.
• Interns may take up to 2.5 days per month off work for any reason, including for medical reasons.