Internship - WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

The WHO internship programme has three objectives: (a) to provide a framework for assigning students from diverse academic backgrounds to WHO programmes, where educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments; (b) to expose students to the work of WHO and (c) to provide WHO programmes with the assistance of students specializing in various fields. Although many students are placed in health-related programmes, administration and management are being considered.

Description of duties: Under the supervision of a professional in the unit concerned, interns will perform some of the following responsibilities in the areas of human resources, budget and finance, IT, procurement and supply, or general administration: -participate in on going departmental projects -draft reports -collate and analyze information on topics related to the subject area -organize data and documents

Minimum of three years university studies, ideally a first degree, in public or business administration, management, human resources, finance, IT or related field. The intern must be a student during the internship.

both men and women Skills: All interns should possess the following skills in line with the WHO core competencies: - Communicating effectively in English orally and in writing - Showing willingness to learn from mistakes - Producing and delivering quality results - Working collaboratively with team members - Respecting and promoting difference In addition, interns need to be familiar with commonly used computer programmes, such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Knowledge of or experience with specialised computer programmes such as ERP may be an advantage.

Additional Information: Please note that internships at WHO are very competitive and only a small number of applicants will be accepted every year. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Interns must be minimum 20 years of age and be enrolled in a course of study leading to a formal qualification (graduate or post-graduate) to be eligible for the program. All internships at WHO are unpaid and full-time. WHO accepts no responsibility for medical insurance of interns or costs arising from illness incurred during an internship. Interns are NOT eligible for appointment to any position in WHO for a period of three months following the end of the internship.

Online applications are strongly encouraged to enable WHO to store your profile in a permanent database. Please visit WHO's e-Recruitment website at: www.who.int/employment. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.