Deadline:
April 04, 2025
Location(s)
Netherlands
The Hague
Overview
Details
The OPCW internship programme is aimed at motivated students with an interest in gaining experience in international organisations. The programme normally provides work placements in the Technical Secretariat for a three to six month period. The objective of the internship is to provide you with first-hand experience in the day-to-day working environment of an international organisation. You will work with our international experts towards the OPCW mission to achieve a world permanently free of chemical weapons.
Job Summary
The Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) assists the Director-General in the management of the OPCW’s resources through Audits, Evaluations, Quality audits, Inspections, Investigations and Monitoring.
OIO’s mission is to enhance and protect organisational value and improve OPCW’s operations by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. OIO helps OPCW achieve its objectives by applying a systematic approach to evaluating and enhancing the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance processes, so as to add value by improving the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
Main Responsibilities
1) Purpose of Internship:
a) Deliverable for the Branch:
The purpose of the internship is to provide assistance and support the following OIO activities:
- Internal audits and evaluations
- OIO training and campaigns organised by OIO for the OPCW staff members
- UN workgroups
b) The learning objective for the intern is to gain a deeper understanding of internal auditing processes, project management, stakeholder engagement, communication strategies, and SharePoint functionalities.
2) Terms of Reference for the Internship:
- Assist the planning and execution of internal audit assignments (i.e. data analysis and assisting in the preparation and review of audit reports).
- Assist in the planning of OIO trainings and campaigns for the OPCW staff
- Support the participation in UN workgroups focusing on cybersecurity, digitalization, and data governance.
- Provide assistance to maintain the OIO SharePoint up to date
- Drafting announcements for review of the supervisor
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Qualifications and Experience
Education
Essential:
- Enrolled in and have completed at least one year of a chemistry degree programme in a university (or equivalent tertiary institution) or;
- in a graduate school programme (second university degree or higher)
- Have graduated in chemistry from a university or a graduate school within a year prior to the commencement of the internship and;
- Be a citizen of an OPCW Member State and fluent in both written and spoken English.
Desirable
- Bachelor/Master degree in Law; Auditing, Accounting, Economics, Administration.
Skills and Competencies
- Good knowledge of Outlook, MS Teams and SharePoint.
Languages
Fluency in English is essential and a good working knowledge of one of the other official languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is desirable.
Dates
Deadline: April 04, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Remuneration: 540 EUR
Un-save Opportunity
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