Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 224826
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 : Jan 2, 2024
Deadline : Mar 30, 2024

Work Location
This internship is designed to be full-time and in person but can be adjusted based on the needs of the successful candidate.
Expected duration
4 months
Duties and Responsibilities
Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development (OISC), in the Inter-organizational and Inter-institutional Support Branch (IISB). OISC, under DESA, provides substantive support to the work of the United Nations General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.un. org/ecosoc/en.

The internship is for four months, with an opportunity for extension, pending on the needs of the Department.

The internship is UNPAID and full time. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in IISB, to which they are assigned.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

– Following inter-governmental meetings of ECOSOC and the General Assembly, other relevant meetings/briefings, on various economic and social issues, in particular the 2030 Agenda, and preparing summaries of
their outcomes;
– Following and reporting on Member States’ negotiations on draft resolutions;
– Assisting in the substantive and organizational preparations of the ECOSOC Coordination Segment, the ECOSOC Youth Forum; and the High-level Political Forum
– Supporting the organization of panel discussions, roundtables, special meetings and briefings for the membership of ECOSOC;
– Following the work of the ECOSOC functional commissions and expert bodies to identify key issues and trends and assisting in facilitating their engagement with the Council’s work;
– Undertaking research on trends and key issues for the consideration of ECOSOC;
– Assisting in the Branch’s work on interlinkages between peace and development, as well as on the Ad Hoc Advisory group on Haiti;
– Providing inputs to statements, speeches, briefing materials, talking points and background notes;
– Assisting in the Branch’s work on communication (maintenance of ECOSOC and HLPF websites; social media; video production; media alert/press release; and news article);
– Providing support to the Branch’s work on the engagement of the regional commissions in the work of the ECOSOC as well as in supporting countries in special situations (Least Developed Countries, Land Locked
Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States)
– Undertaking other tasks as required
Qualifications/special skills
Eligibility – To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met:

• Applicants to the programme must at the time of application 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) subject to review on a case-by-case basis, applicants within a few years from graduation who could not apply earlier and who are in an early stage of their careers; as a first-time entry into the workforce; are changing careers or due to compelling family circumstances.

• Applicants who have graduated (as defined in (a) or (b) above), if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

• Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications.
No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
Please explain how you meet this criterion using examples.
Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? Please explain below.
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.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this position. Knowledge of an additional UN language is an asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the UN Secretariat