About UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a global development organization working across 170 countries and territories to help countries build stronger policies, skills, partnerships, and institutions and advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
Within UNDP’s Bureau of Management Services, the Office of Human Resources provides strategic leadership, policy guidance, and HR advisory and talent management services across the organization.
The People Performance Unit focuses on employee experience and engagement, equal opportunities, occupational safety, health and wellbeing, sexual misconduct prevention, and performance management.
Internship Overview
UNDP is seeking a Respectful Workplace Intern to support initiatives aimed at creating a safe, inclusive, accessible, and respectful working environment.
Job Title: Respectful Workplace Intern
Job Location: Home Based
Closing Date: September 19, 2026, at 05:59 AM
Contract: 3-month internship | Full-time
Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Education: Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent
Experience: No prior work experience required
The intern will help review and improve employee-facing resources, ensuring that content is accessible, user-friendly, inclusive, and aligned with digital accessibility principles.
Working under the supervision of the HR Analyst, Respectful Workplace, and the overall guidance of the HR Specialist, Equal Opportunities, the intern will support the Speak Up Culture programme through content review, translation coordination, accessibility improvements, communications, and digital content management.
This is a full-time, three-month internship suitable for a proactive and curious candidate who is interested in communications, inclusion, accessibility, digital content, and human resources.
Key Responsibilities
Content Review and Accessibility
The intern will:
- Review Speak Up Culture experience session materials, videos, and supporting resources to ensure they meet accessibility standards such as WCAG.
- Review equal opportunity materials, particularly resources on the disability inclusion microsite.
- Help ensure content is user-oriented, accessible, and available in appropriate formats.
- Support accessibility reviews of new resources, presentations, webinars, and other materials.
Translation and Language Coordination
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the translation of Speak Up Culture experience guides, handouts, video scripts, and related materials.
- Redesigning translated materials using Canva.
- Supporting video redesign and production using Synthesia.
- Ensuring translated content is consistently formatted.
- Tracking translation and content review timelines and deliverables.
- Helping organize and maintain the shared site containing translated documents.
Internal Communications and Engagement
The intern will also:
- Create infographics, visual assets, and other communication materials.
- Draft and publish posts on inclusion, equal opportunities, and Speak Up Culture through Viva Engage and Microsoft Teams.
- Promote internal updates, initiatives, events, and resources.
- Edit and update SharePoint pages.
- Ensure online content remains current, organized, accessible, and available in different formats.
- Provide flexible communications support for time-sensitive and high-priority initiatives.
Competencies
UNDP is looking for a candidate who demonstrates the following competencies:
Achieve Results
Plans and monitors their own work, pays close attention to detail, and delivers quality work within deadlines.
Think Innovatively
Is open to creative ideas, takes a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, and looks for ways to improve processes.
Learn Continuously
Demonstrates curiosity, openness to feedback, willingness to learn, and a commitment to sharing knowledge.
Adapt with Agility
Can respond constructively to change, uncertainty, and ambiguity while remaining flexible.
Act with Determination
Shows motivation, resilience, confidence, and the ability to remain focused when facing challenges.
Engage and Partner
Builds positive relationships and demonstrates compassion and understanding toward others.
Enable Diversity and Inclusion
Respects differences, recognizes unconscious bias, and supports efforts to prevent discrimination and promote inclusion.
Education Requirements
At the time of application, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:
- Be enrolled in a graduate programme, such as a second university degree or equivalent, in Communications, Linguistics, Media Studies, Education, or a related field.
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme at Bachelor’s level or equivalent in a relevant field.
- Have graduated with a relevant university degree and, if selected, begin the internship within one year of graduation.
Experience and Skills
Previous professional experience is not required.
Experience or knowledge in the following areas will be advantageous:
- Translation.
- Translation coordination.
- Digital accessibility.
- Project coordination.
- Communications.
- Content development.
- Digital media.
- Accessibility standards such as WCAG.
- Graphic design and visual communications.
Candidates should also have:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organizational and project coordination abilities.
- Ability to manage translation workflows and review processes.
- Attention to detail and cultural sensitivity.
- Willingness to research and learn about digital accessibility.
- Design and media skills.
- Familiarity with tools such as Canva or Adobe InDesign.
- Basic video editing skills.
Language Requirements
English: Fluency is required.
Spanish: Fluency is highly desirable.
Knowledge of other UN official languages will be considered an asset.
Who Should Apply?
This internship could suit students and recent graduates interested in:
- Communications
- Human resources
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Digital accessibility
- Media and content creation
- International development
- Workplace culture
- Project coordination
The position does not require prior work experience, making it particularly relevant to candidates seeking international experience with a UN agency.
Internship Details
The position is:
- Home Based
- Full-time
- 3 months
- Internship Programme
- UNDP Bureau for Management Services
- Practice Area: Management
The vacancy was posted on September 11, 2026, and has a short application window, with applications closing on September 19, 2026, at 05:59 AM.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their application through the official UNDP careers recruitment process before the stated deadline.
Applicants should carefully review the eligibility requirements, particularly the academic requirements for UNDP internships.
Closing Date: September 19, 2026, at 05:59 AM.
Important Information for Applicants
UNDP emphasizes that it is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and encourages applications from people from diverse backgrounds.
Selected candidates will be subject to reference and background checks. UNDP also maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, discrimination, and abuse of authority.
Scam warning: The United Nations does not charge applicants any application, processing, training, interview, testing, or recruitment fees.
