Capacity Development Intern (UN-Habitat)

About the role

UN-Habitat is recruiting a full-time, entry-level Capacity Development Intern in Nairobi, Kenya, to support capacity development and training initiatives within a UN environment. The role covers course material drafting, research and project coordination, and is an on-site position.

Key responsibilities

• Support internal work on capacity development and training, linking it to the Section's strategic focus
• Draft, organise, review and edit course materials, multimedia files, reports and publicity materials
• Research housing and urban development capacity development topics, such as global urban and local leadership and fellowship programmes, and analyse project pipelines, investment opportunities and market trends
• Collate information from technical reports, industry publications and webinars, and turn academic and industry publications into highlights and training materials
• Draft concept notes, project documents, technical reports, presentations, briefing notes and speaking points
• Provide project coordination, administrative and communications support: track progress, milestones and indicators, organise and minute meetings and calls
• Produce social media and website content for outreach
• Assist in designing, organising and managing data collection, evaluation, analysis, visualisation and databases and dashboards, and support training on data collection and monitoring
• Help organise seminars, conferences, working groups, expert meetings and training events

Required profile

• Enrolled in a graduate programme, in the final year of a first university degree, or a graduate with a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD (equivalent)
• Preferred: final-year undergraduate or master's student or PhD student in Urban Studies, Housing, Finance, Business Administration, Policy Studies, Education or Social Sciences, or recently graduated
• Professional work experience is not required
• Interest in the work of the United Nations and commitment to its Charter ideals
• Ability to interact respectfully with people of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs

Required skills

• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office
• Ability to draft reports, presentations and briefing notes

Applications close on 31 October 2026.