Information and Knowledge Management Intern

Work Location

Nairobi

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme is the United Nations system's designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. It is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UN Environment Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and capacity development for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The overall objective of the UNEP's Ecosystems Division is to support countries in conserving, restoring and sustainably managing their terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems, the biodiversity they contain and the products and services they provide for human well-being and prosperity. This internship is linked to the front office at the Director’s Office, Ecosystems Division. Under the supervision of the Senior Programme Management Assistant and the Deputy Division Director acting as second reporting officer, the intern will support the following tasks:

• Support the reorganization and optimization of the front office SharePoint/OneDrive filing structures.
• Assist in document tagging, version management, naming conventions, and archiving in line with UNEP/UN standards.
• Support migration of documents from older systems or folders to new, structured digital repositories.
• Support staff with troubleshooting and effective use of Teams, SharePoint, Planner, and other M365 applications.
• Support preparation of presentations, visuals, and documentation for the Director’s internal meetings.
• Assist with logistics and set-up of meetings.
• Maintain updated contact lists for the Director’s Office.
• Participate in training and learning opportunities provided to interns by the United Nations.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: - Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); - Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent); or - Have graduated with a university degree in Information Technology, Business Information Technology, Manageme...