UNDP Project Intern Assistant-R2R Project Phase II [ Paid Internship in Tonga ]

As a UNDP Project Intern Assistant, recognizing the marine biological diversity of Tonga is vital for its people’s well-being and the nation’s economy.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Support the project team to ensure effective project planning and implementation. 
   • Assist in compiling and summarizing information and data for the formulation of project work plans. In consultation with project team, draft annual/quarterly budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements, and on other specific project related topics or issues.
   • Contribute to and support data collection for gender analysis and gender mainstreaming at the project level.
   • Provide administrative and logistical support to ensure successful project delivery that includes organization/coordination of project events, procurement and finance-related activities, contract management, recruitment, and coordination of field visits and project-related missions.
2. Support partnerships and resource mobilization. 
   • Establish and maintain contacts and cooperation with the relevant UN Agencies, government institutions, and other partners and relevant stakeholders. Provide support in updating database of the relevant public and development partners, and other stakeholders who are counterparts for the project.
   • Support regular communication with partners, project counterparts, stakeholders, and beneficiaries.
   • Support dissemination of high-quality information and visibility of the project activities among the stakeholders.
   • Assist project team in identifying and gathering information on opportunities for resource mobilization.
3. Provide support to the effective monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on progress of project implementation.
   • Support implementation of the project monitoring system in alignment with its Monitoring and Evaluation framework to facilitate effective information sharing on project status and achievement of targets.
   • Monitor project budget, financial resources, and accounting for effective and transparent use of available resources and to ensure accuracy and reliability of data/information used in financial reports.
   • Support the preparation of weekly, quarterly, annual, and other requested project reports in line with monitoring and reporting guidelines and donor requirements.
4. Support knowledge building and knowledge sharing relevant to the assigned project. 
   • Participate in training on internal procedures for the project staff and provide support to the organization of training and other capacity building activities as needed.
   • Make sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
   • Maintain organized records of project data, field activities, case studies, human-interest stories, photographs, and other relevant documents that can be drawn upon in support of knowledge sharing and advocacy.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

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Required Skills and Experience for UNDP Project Intern Assistant

1. Education:
   • Secondary education is required, or
   • University Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or equivalent field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
2. Experience:
   • A minimum of 5 years’ experience (with a Secondary school Certificate) or 2 years (with a bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible administrative or project experience is required.
3. Language:
   • Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
   • Fluency of the national language of the duty station is required for local personnel.