Terms of Reference

Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Unit/Team: Human Resources Team
Position: Intern
Position Available: 1
Duty Station: UNDP Office, Beijing, China
Start Date: Summer 2010
Duration: 3 months (minimum)

Background:

With the increase needs on HR services to UNDP and other UN Agencies in China, an intern is requested to assist HR team to ensure high quality and consistent service delivery. The HR intern will be expected to promote a client-oriented result and in consistent with rules and regulations approach in the Unit.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the guidance and supervision of the HR Officer/HR Associate, the intern is expected to perform the following responsibilities:

• Designing the monthly distributed HR Bulletin
• Conducting Cost of Living research to identify factors affecting local condition of living but cannot be captured in the Local Salary Survey and Place-to-Place Survey   
• Conducting research and analysis on the area of Staff Wellbeing to provide the value added information to the staff wellbeing programme
• Assisting with HR knowledge sharing/ outreach— PPT design     
• Other duties as assigned   

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in a graduate level degree programme, majored in Human Resources, Business or Public Administration
• Good interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Good organizational and analytical skills
• Self- motivated and be responsible
• Strong service and client orientation
• Fluent in both written and oral English  
• Full computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office productivity software

Reports of Past Human Resources Department Interns:
Carly NG Lor Yi
Maggie Lim Kwan Ting
Jessie GUO Jie