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UNDP Budget Specialist Internship in New York, USA – Apply Now

UNDP Budget Specialist Internship in New York, USA – Apply Now

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UNDP Budget Specialist Internship in New York, USA – Apply Now

Kick-start your career in international development with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)! The UNDP is offering a Budget Specialist Internship based in New York, USA—an exciting opportunity for aspiring professionals to gain hands-on experience in financial planning, budgeting, and strategic resource management within a global organization committed to sustainable development. This internship is ideal for candidates passionate about public finance, international affairs, and making a real-world impact.

The Budget Specialist will collaborate closely with various team members, including strategic planning colleagues from UNDP headquarters, regional and country offices, the Executive Office, senior managers from central and regional bureaus, other UN entities, and external partners such as the Executive Board, Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), UN Board of Auditors, and Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). Responsibilities include coordinating on UNDP’s resource policy frameworks like the IRP/IB, providing guidance on interagency cost recovery harmonization, managing oversight activities, and supporting other key corporate strategic initiatives.

UNDP embraces a portfolio approach to adapt to evolving business needs and maximize synergies across its programs to meet strategic objectives. This reflects the interconnected and complex nature of global development challenges, which require multidisciplinary teams for integrated, systemic responses. As such, UNDP staff are expected to collaborate across issues, units, functions, and projects, fostering horizontal cooperation and teamwork to effectively address these challenges.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the preparation of strategic resource planning and management related Operational Performance Group (OPG) and Executive Group (EG) papers as well as Executive Board documents
  • Contribute to the Corporate Budget Planning and Formulation
  • Ensure effective support for organization-wide and inter-agency collaboration
  • Ensure integration and alignment of resource planning frameworks with the corporate planning framework
  • Participate in other strategic initiatives within BMS/OFM and support budget-related knowledge management

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Required Skills and Experience for Budget Specialist Internship

Education:

  • Advanced University Degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Business/Public Administration, Finance/Accounting or a relevant discipline is required. OR
  • First level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the fields of study mentioned above, in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of a master’s degree.
  • Those with professional accounting qualification certificate from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage.

Experience:

  • A minimum seven (7) years (with master’s degree) or nine (9) years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible professional experience in strategic resource planning or budget formulation and management at the national and/or international levels within organizations in a multi-cultural setting.
  • At least 4 years work experience in strategic resource planning, corporate budget formulation and/or management reporting and analysis, internal to UNDP/UN system or in a large multinational organization is required.
  • Proven track record of knowledge of UNDP’s Financial Rules and Regulations (FRRs), funding/resource architecture, the Integrated Resources Plan/Integrated Budget (IRP/IB) and Internal Control Framework (ICF) preferred.
  • Proven track record of highly refined analytical capacity and drafting skills, capability to synthesize and communicate complex issues is desired.
  • Proven track record of excellent management and leadership skills are desired.
  • Work experience in assignments with the UN system desirable.
  • Demonstrated experience in business modeling and practical application of the RBM principles is desired.
  • Experience in strong coordination, client-oriented solutions and stakeholder management is desired.

Language:

  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Working knowledge of another UN language preferred.

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Specifications

Type of Opportunity Internships
Deadline23 May,2025
CountryUSA
CityNew York
Open toInternational Students
OrganizerUNDP

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