Terms of Reference

Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Unit/Team: Greater Tumen River Initiative (GTI) Secretariat
Position: Intern
Position Available: 2
Duty Station: Tumen Secretariat, Beijing, China
Start Date: Summer 2010
Duration: minimum 3 months on the full time basis during the summer 2009

Background

The Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) is a regional cooperation mechanism jointly supported by the governments of China, Mongolia, ROK, Russia, and UNDP. GTI is aimed to revitalize and promote the Tumen River Area Development Programme (TRADP) which was established in 1995 under the agreements signed by member governments.

As a unique intergovernmental platform for economic cooperation and exchanges for Northeast Asia, GTI serves as a catalyst in expanding policy dialogue and strengthening fundamentals for improving the business environment in the region.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent will report to and under the supervision of Tumen Secretariat Director. Specifically, the responsibilities and duties will include:

• Assisting with organizing the 11th GTI Consultative Commission Meeting and the 3rd Investment Forum.
• Assisting with planning and implementation of the GTI priority sector projects, such as Energy, Transport and Environment.
• Performing other tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Qualifications:
The incumbent is required to possess the following qualifications and competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably in economics, or business related fields.
• Programme assistance working experiences, preferably with international organizations.
• Previous experiences in meeting/events organizations would be an asset.
• High proficiency in spoken and written English; Excellent communications and drafting skills.
• Effective team player with excellent inter-personal skills; highly self-motivated.
• Ability to perform in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent computer skills with MS Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Reports of Past GTI Interns:
Jiaye SUN, Victor
Ming CHAU, Eddi
Jenny Jieun KIM
Ray JIN Lei
KIM Ji Aee