Background
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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.ย Our Unit offers a stimulating and versatile internship in an international environment with contact to various partners from more than 170 countries with the UN and UNDPโs presence. We are a team who work in a dynamic and informal atmosphere, and we expect our interns to become vital members of the team.ย
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 ICT Engineering internship programme 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 worldโs leading clean energy and sustainability initiatives, while learning to take into consideration the local context.ย
By being 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. ย Duties and Responsibilities
Assist in providing effective Digital Platform Services to UNDP Country Offices worldwide including OneICTBox, Managed Security Services and cloud-based network infrastructure services Assist in providing advisory support to UNDP Country Offices to implement stable and robust ICT infrastructure through satellite services, firewall services and innovative ICT solutions Support the team in maintaining and improvvingย UNDP Global NMS platformย Assist in promoting, testing, updating, and working with Cloud solutions โ Cisco/Meraki technology/solution and similar Assist in developing and implementing cloud-based Unified Communication System Support developing Business Applications based on SharePoint Online, PowerApps, PowerBI, together with Data Analytics tools Assist with Service management models including ITIL Best Practice and a Service Desk, Service Catalogue Contribute to draft quality focused training material, procedures, instructions and templates from best practice and disseminate through a Practice Community Assist the Unit in organizing internal and external conferences Assist in the promotion of ITMโs overall ICT strategic framework and work plan pertaining to the minimum ICT standards, infrastructure, and connectivity dimensions Assist the Business Development Group in hosting webinars and presenting/explaining ICT solutions that are developed in-house to country office Monitor and troubleshoot ICT systems performance Interact with UNDP country offices to alert on and troubleshoot ICT problems Advise UNDP country offices on ICT infrastructure maintenance and development Duration: 6 months (2 February - 31 July 2026) ย Competenciesย Cloud computing: understands the cloud computing strategy and cloud-based infrastructure technologies, apply such knowledge and experience in developing infrastructure setup Information Security: knowledge in Information Security to apply in developing infrastructure setup ICT operation support: knowledge in ICT operation and support, applying standard practice and guideline in supporting colleagues Programming Skills: basic knowledge in developing scripts to automate management/operation tasks Client orientation: maintains effective relationships with clients to understand and meet or exceed their needs. Finds ways to ensure client satisfaction Process Innovation: Identifies opportunities for process, system and structural improvement as well as improving current practices, increasing effectiveness, and achieving efficiency gains. Actively supports the application of sound quality management standards and process improvement Project Management: Able to organize and structure different tasks, good analytical skills in gathering and consolidating data and research for practical implementation Communication: communicates effectively when working in teams and have a proactive attitude with a goal-oriented mind-set Collaboration: displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability and Interest and motivation in working in an international organization.ย Required Skills and Experience Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:ย Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a masterโs programme, or higher);ย Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelorโs degree or equivalent);ย Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above)ย in the field of IT Technician/Software Developer, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;ย Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.ย Knowledge in at least two of the following fields is required: Internetworking, Network management, , API programming, AI, or similar areas. ย Strong understanding and knowledge of computer networking and network protocolsย Knowledge of network security and infrastructure components (e.g. firewalls, switches, access points, and IP cameras) Knowledge in developing API scripts and scripting languages Awareness of Artificial Intelligence (AI); prior experience with AI integration and developing AI-augmented solutions is considered a strong advantage Knowledge in Unified communication (voice over IP technologies, e.g., Cisco Call Manager) and Network Monitoring systems (SNMP based) is an advantage Knowledge in Microsoft collaboration and productivity Tools: Microsoft Office package, MS Teams, SharePoint, O365, Azure or google apps is an advantage Knowledge in network architecture and network monitoring systems is an advantage Experience in managing and updating website content is an advantage Experience with gathering, consolidating, and analysing data from databases and reports is an advantage Interest in developing sustainable solutions for country offices, focusing on ICT and renewable energy Fluent in written and spoken English is required. Working Knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage
Conditions
How to Apply?
Do not miss out on this opportunity to be a part of this international team and apply through theย UNDP Jobs platform by the deadline 31 October 2025, midnight (CET).
ย The application should contain:ย
Brief Cover Letter (in English) stating interest in and qualifications for the post;ย Current and complete CV in English;Please group your CV and cover letter into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and called for interviews following the deadline. If you have any questions, please write to us via email addressย itm.internship@undp.org Disclaimer
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