Internship – Human Resources Unit – INT080 - Beirut, Lebanon

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Eight years into the Syria crisis, Lebanon remains the country hosting the largest number of refugees per capita, with nearly 950,000  Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR, about 20,000 refugees of other origins - mostly Iraqi - and Palestine refugees under UNRWA’s mandate.  There are no formal camps for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and refugees are living in hundreds of communities and locations across the country. 

The refugee response is led by the Government and UNHCR and UNDP, supported by the international community. As the designated lead agency in the refugee response, UNHCR has established a sector-based structure in Beirut and in the field. The structure brings together over 150 UN agencies, national and international NGO partners [over 150 actors, including UN agencies, national and international NGOs and Ministries] in identifying and agreeing on the strategic priorities to address the needs of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese communities. The Lebanon Chapter of the Response Plan falls under the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP), whereby UNHCR guides the refugee response and UNDP facilitates the resilience and stabilization component.

The UNHCR operational response in Lebanon is one of the largest for the organization. Media attention and the frequency of influential high-profile visitors is high. The Office has grown substantially in the past years and is currently operating with around 650 staff. Aside from the country office in the capital city of Beirut, UNHCR has field offices in Mount Lebanon, Qobayat, Tripoli, Tyre and Zahle.

Working under the supervision of HR Officer and with the support of the HR Team the Intern will be requested to assist and provide support on HR Services, which entail helping in the recruitment process, organizing and daily follow up on administration, developing training material as well as following up on employee inquiries related to entitlements and allowances. The work carried out at UNHCR Lebanon will be in compliance with the studies of the incumbent and will help develop his/her competencies related to human resources, client services, staff welfare and career management.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT

Accountability (key results that will be achieved)

• The HR Intern will be part of the team supporting HR activities in the Office including providing assistance in all elements of the recruitment process.
• The Intern will support the daily HR activities and staff requests, while having the opportunity to contribute to the development of the established staff services platforms.
• The intern will assist the team on coordinating induction and training session and follow up on requests from the office and the field.

Responsibility (process and functions undertaken to achieve results)

• Support HR Unit by tracking and following up on staff requests and inquiries
• Support the HR Unit in organizing learning and induction sessions in different venues
• Assist and proper follow up on administration
• Perform other HR duties as required

Authority (decisions made in executing responsibilities and to achieve results)

• Design training material, develop statistics
• Do research on applicability of rules on entitlements and allowances Support in initiating draft correspondence for HR queries