Job Opening

Job Opening ID: 231302

Job Network : Management and Administration

Job Family : Administration

Category and Level : Internship, I-1

Duty Station : NEW YORK

Department/Office : Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Date Posted : Mar 22, 2024

Deadline : Mar 25, 2025

Details：https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/231302?language=en

Duties and Responsibilities

The intern will have the opportunity of learning and working in a very dynamic environment, targeting different aspects of SDG implementation and where new approaches and methodologies are being implemented and tested daily. The intern will be able to contribute to in person and virtual activities, including intergovernmental Conferences and meetings, capacity building events, webinars consultations and online trainings. The intern will also engage collaboratively in research and analysis as well as in drafting and reviewing documents on several topics as well as engage with stakeholders from different sectors and parts of the world. The candidate will have the opportunity for a hands-on experience, being an integral part of the Team and working collaborative in several workstreams. The person will be exposed to real time dynamics, negotiations, projects and activities. The candidate will gain experience in the organization of United Nations Conferences and intergovernmental events and will strengthen organizational and political skills. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

1.Supporting in drafting concept notes for events targeting the mobilization of stakeholders from different sectors towards their engagement on the SDGs.

2.Contribute to the implementation of stakeholder engagement strategies and plans, including compiling and summarizing inputs from online consultations, drafting reports and outreach materials.

3.Engage collaboratively in research and analysis as well as in drafting and reviewing documents on several topics as well as engage with stakeholders from different sectors and parts of the world.

Qualifications/special skills

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met: ？ Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

(a) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);

(b) be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);

(c) have graduated with a university degree (as defined above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation; Be computer literate in standard software applications.

Language

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the Internship Programme. Knowledge of additional official United Nations language is an asset.

联合国经社部肩负着促进惠及所有人的发展的使命，在联合国发展议程的框架内，经社部工作涉及的问题范围很广，从减贫、人口、两性平等和土著权利到宏观经济政策、发展筹资、公共部门创新、森林政策、气候变化和可持续发展。经社部同时也支持实现千年发展目标的努力，这些目标是一套有时限的具体目标，并在全球发展伙伴关系中将消除贫困置于中心地位。