Job Description:

Software developer internship uses their classroom knowledge on practical applications, suggesting recommendations on how to make the project successful. They also respond to client’s inquiries and concerns, attend meetings, and help with maintaining complex systems and networks.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Unit of Information and Technology Management (ITM) in Copenhagen is responsible for supporting UNDP Country Offices around the world with ICT and Green Energy solutions. Our Unit offers a stimulating and versatile internship in an International Environment with contact with various partners from some 166 countries with a UNDP presence. We are a team who works in a dynamic and informal atmosphere, and we expect our interns to become vital members of the team.

As an intern, you will be given tasks and opportunities that have a direct global impact on the development efforts of the international community. The UNDP/ITM internship program enhances the academic life experience of passionate students as interns and empowers them to become socially responsible, innovative, and environmentally conscious leaders of tomorrow. We bridge the gap between textbook learning and real-life industry experience by taking interns behind the scenes of the world’s leading clean energy and sustainability initiatives while learning to take into consideration the local context.

Being a part of our dynamic unit, you will also gain worldwide connections with other top-talented interns and UN staff from other agencies; our office is located at the UN City in Copenhagen, giving you the opportunity to interact with people outside the UNDP ITM Unit.

Duties and Responsibilities:

» Support online collaboration tools and business process automation solutions for UNDP Country Offices within the collaboration platform (Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365).

» Assist in the development of applications using PowerApps for business processes to replace manual and paper-based processes with new and evolving cloud-based functions.

» Assist in building applications that employ PowerApps and Flow for mobile-enabled data entry, approvals, and reporting, as may be required.

» Provide support in expanding and refining existing tools used in the implementation of Green Energy Projects implemented by the Green Energy Team.

» Support the collection, consolidation, and analysis of data for project tracking, and data visualization using Excel, Power BI, and other business intelligence tools. Contribute with innovative perspectives to improve online reports and dashboards for internal and external use.

» Assist in enhancing user interfaces of existing apps based on UI/UX best practices and user acceptance testing. Support and continuously innovate (kaizen) the Green Energy procedures, instructions, and templates from best practices and then disseminate them through the user community liaising with the communications team.

» Assist in elaborating and cleaning data gathered via IoT devices installed in UNDP Country Offices by using Data Science principles.

» Participate in the translation of user requirements into UML Diagrams. Support the development of quality software practicing international coding standards.

» Assist in researching alternative tools for enhancing internal communications and tracking, such as chatbots in MS Teams, decision-making assistance tools through various Office 365 tools (Flow, Forms, PowerApps, etc.), and information design (data visualization)

» Creatively support the development of new projects for innovative collaboration and business process automation systems and tools to be disseminated to UNDP offices as best practices for the improvement of operations and business efforts.

» Promote the ITM’s overall ICT strategic framework and work plan pertaining to the minimum ICT standards, infrastructure, and connectivity dimensions. The ITM unit is ISO 9001:2015 certified, our work is focused on high quality, continuous improvements, and customer satisfaction.

Required Skills and Experience:

» You must meet one of the following requirements:

» You are currently in the final year of your Bachelor’s degree; or

» You are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree or equivalent; or

» You graduated no longer than 1 year ago with a master’s degree or equivalent studies in the field of IT Technician/Software Developer, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

» Experience or Knowledge in the field of IT Technician/Software Developer, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering is required.

» Good knowledge of Microsoft cloud technologies (Office 365, SharePoint Online, Azure) and back-office platforms (SharePoint, SQL) and frameworks (.NET, PowerShell, etc.)is an advantage

» Good knowledge of web-based development with one or more of the following platforms: PHP, JavaScript, or . NET. Also, having experience working with state-of-the-art frameworks extending those platforms, such as jQuery, NodeJS, etc. is an advantage.

» Knowledge and being a proficient user of Microsoft Office productivity tools is an advantage.

» Knowledge or experience with specific Office 365 tools (or their consumer equivalents) such as Planner (Trello), Teams (Slack), Yammer (Workplace by Facebook), OneDrive (DropBox, Google Drive), Power BI (Tableau), etc. is a distinct advantage.

» Knowledge and understanding of DevOps and Continuous Integration is an advantage.

» Good knowledge of Data Science principles and hands-on experience with scripting languages such as Python is an advantage.

» Experience with relational databases (schemas, design) and XML is highly desirable.

» Experience and ability in using business intelligence tools, for example, gathering, consolidating, and analyzing data from databases and reports, manipulating data in Excel (Pivot Tables and queries), Power BI, etc. is an advantage.

» Experience and knowledge in “app” development with InfoPath forms and Nintex Workflows is an advantage.

» Experience with web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Webtrends, Matomo, etc.) is an advantage.

» Knowledge of HTML5, CSS, graphic design, and web standards/best practices is an advantage.

» Knowledge of Nintex Workflows, PowerShell, .NET platform, and/or C# programming is an advantage.

» Knowledge and understanding of main Renewable technologies and relative relevant parameters?are an advantage.

» Interest in developing sustainable ICT solutions, focusing on modern ICT innovations that enhance collaboration within UNDP and with its partners is an advantage.

» Ability to translate IT technology to business users and to non-technical language is an advantage.

» Interest and understanding of customer-oriented service delivery, with focus on innovative enterprise ICT solutions, IoT solutions, collaboration, and customer experience is an advantage.

» Understanding data management, including real-time/streaming data, data warehousing, and data cleansing is an advantage.

Language Required:

» Fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.

Source: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=108325