Payroll Internship, UNICEF Global Shared Services Centre, Budapest, Hungary

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children’s rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, a calling.

We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do.  Promoting the rights of every child is not a job, it’s a calling.

Established in 2015, UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) provides services to UNICEF offices across the world in the areas of Finance, Master Data Management, Human Resources Administration, Payroll, and Customer Care (IT Global Help Desk).

Our mission is to be a centre of excellence for the global delivery of efficient services within a culture of customer service, continuous business improvement, knowledge-sharing and innovation to support the effective achievement of UNICEF’s programme results worldwide. ​

At the GSSC, a global career is built on strong foundations of our core values accompanied by continuous learning and professional development for our staff to become committed international civil servants.
 
How can you make a difference?

Under the overall supervision and guidance of the HR Manager in Payroll Section,

the Intern will be responsible for supporting the following:

• Create Learning opportunities and help gain knowledge in Payroll and related HR processes.
• Assist in the process of data analysis to establish key trends.
• Work with the stream leads in assessing the key trends emerging out of payroll funding process.
• Review the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Service Gateway step by step guides (SGSBS) in payroll and update.

The intern may also perform ad hoc administrative, analysis, coordination and support functions in support of the Payroll Section.

As an advocate for every child, you will have…

• Current enrolment in a degree program at the Bachelor or master’s level or recent graduate (max 2 years ago) in Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics, or other related fields.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Intermediate knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in challenging environment and in multicultural team of international professionals. 
• Self-motivated and ability to work with tight deadline. 
• Strong commitment and drive for results demonstrated.
• Extreme attention to detail, sound judgement and discretion.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, culturally and social sensitive.
• Eligible applicants must be nationals of EU countries or be eligible to work in Hungary.
• The selected intern will be required to provide proof of enrolment in a health/accident plan prior to taking up the assignment.

Contract Duration and Terms

• This contract is for an initial 3-month duration, a minimum of 3 days in the office, 2 days remote per week
• Full-time working schedule: 40 hours per week
• Intern is expected to be in the office when needed for specific activities
• The anticipated start date of this internship is April 2024
• This full-time internship is paid with a stipend of net HUF 295,633 per month
• Individuals must fund their travel and living expenses
• Individuals must have proof of medical insurance covering their time at the duty station
• Individuals are personally responsible for obtaining any required visa or residence permit, covering the entire period of their internship
• Interns may take up to 2.5 days per month off work for any reason, including for medical reasons. The stipend will be reduced for any absence beyond this quota

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

To view our competency framework, please visit: https://uni.cf/Competencies

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: UNICEF’s Competency Framework here.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to A diverse and inclusive workforce to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates will be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID).