Under the supervision of the Associate Programme Officer of UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Programme Unit, the trainee will assist in the coordination and implementation of face-to-face and online training activities. The trainee would assist in, inter alia, designing and managing the courses and adapting training content to quality and academic standards. The trainee would also be responsible for assisting in communications and outreach activities. Typical tasks assigned to the trainee may include the following:

• To provide support in the coordination of training programmes, including preparation of training materials, coordination of logistics before, during and after courses;
• To assist subject matter experts with the development of participatory training activities;
• To conduct research and potentially draft project proposals for further collaborations;
• To adapt training materials and learning packages to quality and academic standards and certification criteria;
• To liaise directly with partner organizations and beneficiaries in preparation for the delivery of the programmes;
• To prepare key data such as programme statistics and evaluation reports;
• To undertake research that may provide necessary input into such training tools and exercises;
• To assist the unit in its outreach and communication strategy;
• To assist with the implementation of e-learning courses, workshops, and webinars, as well as face-to-face training activities;
• To support procurement processes such as purchase requests and comparative statements etc.

• Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate/graduate/postgraduate degree (within either international relations, education, history, law, political science, languages or a related subject) or be a recent graduate of the aforementioned (if selected, they must commence the traineeship within two years of graduation)
• candidates should also have demonstrated interest in training methodologies and especially e-Learning;
• ability to write in a clear and concise manner;
• analytical and research skills;
• administrative and organizational skills to assist in the organization of training activities;
• computer skills (to deal with e-Learning tools, word processing, excel, power point, internet search, etc.) and a high level of individual responsibility, commitment and initiative;
• candidates should furthermore have an interest in participatory training methodologies and instructional design as well as be motivated to work with monitoring and evaluation;
• a high standard in both oral and written English is required. Being an English native speaker is considered an asset for the implementation of the training programs related to this internship.