January 22, 2024 -
The explanatory notes in Step 8 of the Internship procedure have been updated to clarify that the OHR Policy and compensation unit will periodically publish a schedule of stipends/remote stipends by duty station.
January 15, 2023 -
Provisions have been included in UNDP’s internship framework to provide for remote interns who are eligible to a reduced stipend at the remote internship rate. Offices in non-family duty stations and other dangerous locations which are not permitted to offer in-person internships, will now be able to offer remote internships. Specific guidance to managers on how to best engage interns remotely is provided.
January 22, 2024 -
The explanatory notes in Step 8 of the Internship procedure have been updated to clarify that the OHR Policy and compensation unit will periodically publish a schedule of stipends/remote stipends by duty station.
January 15, 2023 -
Provisions have been included in UNDP’s internship framework to provide for remote interns who are eligible to a reduced stipend at the remote internship rate. Offices in non-family duty stations and other dangerous locations which are not permitted to offer in-person internships, will now be able to offer remote internships. Specific guidance to managers on how to best engage interns remotely is provided.
January 09, 2023 -
The procedures have been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.
December 15, 2021 -
The UNDP Internship Agreement Form is now available in French. It is linked in step 5 of the Internship procedures section 3.0.
January 05, 2021 -
The UNDP Internship Agreement Form is now available in Spanish. It is linked in step 5 of the Internship procedures section 3.0.
July 17, 2020 -
In order to help facilitate remote internships, the requirement for interns to be present in the office as a condition to receive a stipend from UNDP has been removed.
January 28, 2020 -
Internship stipends, forms and FAQs are available on the web-link as published on the main page of the Internship policy.
January 01, 2020 -
Effective 1 January 2020, UNDP’s internship policy has been updated, within the framework of People for 2030, to:- Introduce payment of a stipend;- Expand eligibility to persons completing national service obligations;- Expand eligibility to students enrolled in postgraduate professional traineeship programmes;- Introduce accrual of leave at a rate of 1.5 days per month;- Clarify the obligations of the intern as well as UNDP’s;- Clarify that interns must be selected from as wide a geographical basis as possible and without distinction as to race, sex or religion;- Clarify areas of compliance with Sexual Harassment and SEA policies.
December 09, 2019 -
Effective 1 January 2020, UNDP’s revised Internship policy will come into effect. Until then, colleagues can refer to the linked OHR resource SharePoint page to consult the revised policy, procedures and FAQs.