Internship - Finance and Budget Section

This internship is located in the Finance and Budget Section (FBS), Administration and Conference Management Division (ACMD), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Intern will support FBS services automation, including survey automation, and will report to the designated supervisor or focal point within FBS. The intern will contribute to and learn from ongoing FBS service automation initiatives, including survey automation and related digital tools, gaining exposure to service improvement, data collection, process documentation and reporting activities across FBS units.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the design, testing and updating of automated surveys and forms for FBS service needs.
• Support the collection, organization and analysis of survey responses and service data.
• Help develop or improve trackers, dashboards, templates and other tools used by FBS units.
• Support process mapping and documentation of workflows across AU, TFU, PDU, TU and BU.
• Assist with the preparation of reports, summaries, presentations and briefing materials based on collected data.
• Support the review of existing manual processes and identify areas where automation may improve efficiency.
• Help maintain records and organize information related to finance, budget and service delivery activities.
• Support coordination and follow-up with FBS units on service automation requirements.
• Assist with testing, quality checks and user feedback collection for automated tools.
• Assist and contribute to other related duties in support of FBS service automation and survey automation, as assigned.

Requirements

• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience but must have a field of study closely related to the internship.
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme.
• Applicants should be pursuing or have completed studies in administration, business administration, finance, accounting, information systems, data management, public administration, or another related field relevant to administrative and finance support services.
• Applicants should demonstrate an interest in digital tools, automation or process improvement through academic coursework, university projects, personal learning or other experiences.
• Demonstrated interest or exposure to digital tools such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Forms, SharePoint, Power Automate, Power BI, dashboards, trackers or similar tools is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required for this internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage.

Skills

• Finance Support
• Budgeting Support
• Data Management
• Process Improvement
• Digital Tools Creation
• MS Excel
• Microsoft Forms
• SharePoint Development
• Power Automate
• Power BI
• Dashboard Development
• Survey Automation
• Process Documentation
• Reporting
• Administrative Support

Languages

English, French