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Your role

Duties and Responsibilities

The duration of the internship is 3-6 months. This internship is UNPAID in person and full-time (35 hours per week), on the United Nations premise working arrangement from (New York, USA). They seek a motivated intern to support the work of the United Nations Operations and Crisis Centre (UNOCC) Front Office. The UNOCC provides decision-making support to UN senior leadership as part of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. The UNOCC is an integrated information and crisis hub providing cross-pillar analytics, situational awareness, and support to risk and crisis management, and its products are oriented towards supporting senior-level decision-making. The Intern will report to full-time professional staff in the UNOCC Front Office and support the office's work.

Responsibilities:

• Support monitoring, research, and analysis of political and security developments, human rights, economic and social developments, and humanitarian issues aligned with UN system-wide activities and priorities
• Assist in preparing visual slides and analytics for senior UN leadership using standard methodology and templates; help process, organize, and transcribe structured surveys to support evidence-based decision-making
• Assist in preparing briefing notes, reports, and other documents for senior UN leadership.
• Assist in preparing talking points and other senior-level correspondence; participate in meetings and prepare summaries.
• Assist in the research and review of policies and guidance documents.
• Maintain and develop data sets, dashboards, and standard briefing material.
• Support the delivery of presentations to Member States, including by compiling, processing, and visualizing information in a collaborative setting under time pressure.

About you

Qualifications/Special Skills:

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school program (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work. experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor's or equivalent), Master’s, or Ph.D. Program or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PH.D. Program. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Excel, and MS Teams. The ability to take meeting notes, summarize, and draft information from open sources including social media posts is desirable. Strong presentation, design, and data visualization skills are desirable. Data competency and experience are desirable.

Languages:

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

Intern-specific text:

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation, and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

Benefits

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Holidays and leave
• Health insurance
• Retirement pension
• Tax exemption
• Allowances

Training & development

The United Nations intern training offers hands-on experience in social policy development, research, and program implementation. Interns gain valuable insights into global social issues, contributing to projects aimed at promoting social inclusion, and sustainable development. This training fosters professional growth and international collaboration.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx
• youtube.com/unitednations
• careers.un.org/payandbenefits