Internship- Procurement Services

at  unfpa

THE POSITION:

This internship is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with an initial duration of 4 months and the possibility of extension subject to available funding.

HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

Candidates for the internship positions are selected on a competitive basis. The following minimum

qualifications are required:

• Students should be enrolled in an advanced degree programme or have graduated within the last 12

  months;

• Graduate-level degree program in Supply Chain Management, Procurement or Economics,

  Information Technology, International Relations, International Development, International
  Cooperation, Global Studies, Public Administration, Political Sciences, Business Administration, or

  other relevant subject, from a recognized university, business school or research centre.

• Demonstrated interest and experience in the field of data analysis, supply chain management or

  international development.

• Language skills: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Proficiency in another United

  Nations working language, especially Spanish or French is a differential. Working knowledge in

  Russian, Chinese or Arabic is also an asset.

• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, Google applications such as Google Suite, Data Mining and

  Analytics, Dashboards and searching engines on the web.

• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, Google applications such as Google Suite, Data Mining and

  Analytics, Dashboards and searching engines on the web.

• Under the supervision of the team lead, and/or other members of the team, support the streamlining of the procurement function of the UNFPA Multilateral team – Global Fund partnership and UN entities through the identification of potential process improvements.
• Provide support to the unit in the preparation of the presentation for Business Review meetings with the Global Fund (GF) and for UN entities.
• Provide support in the preparation and timely submission of KPIs reports and any other required reports to Global Fund; and prepare any data analysis that may be requested by the team lead.
• Provide assistance in cleaning raw data and preparing them for analysis, conduct explorator data analysis, highlight data trends and analytic opportunities that can drive UNFPA procurement services group innovations. Including preparation of flowcharts, diagrams, charts, presentations, among other visualization tools.
• Support the team in ensuring that all necessary data and information being generated from the different tools (including Wambo and Coupa, and related GF tools) is up to date and available and accessible to all the different users.
• Assist with Producing 12 reports to the donor on a weekly basis, identify trends to enhance future supply planning and improve our partners programmatic activities, interpret complex data sets from the implementing partners in support of the supply chain management activities.
• Support the team in ensuring the UNFPA and Wambo procurement catalogue are updated and aligned on a regular basis (product description, prices and registrations).
• Help provide support with data entry and analysis, as required, and support in the transition from the Order Management System (OMS) to the StoreFront application, and integration with the ERP system.
• Provide support to TPP team with improvement of its monitoring tool and KPI reports.
• Provide practical support to relevant working groups, organize and coordinate meetings, conference calls and visits, as required.
• Prepare talking points and take notes in key meetings.
• Other assigned duties as needed related to the intern post.