Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 226781
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Economic Affairs (and Sustainable Development)
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NEW YORK
Department/Office : Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Date Posted : Jan 26, 2024
Deadline : Feb 8, 2024

Work Location
UNHQ
Expected duration
3 -6 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The position is located in the International Tax and Development Cooperation Branch (ITDCB) of the Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The internship position is for a minimum of two months with an opportunity for extension up to a maximum of six months, depending on the needs of the department. The start date is February 2024, though applicants interested in taking up the internship during the summer period in 2024 are also encouraged to apply. The intern will support the work of the Capacity Development Unit.

The intern will support ITDCB/FSDO staff in implementing a capacity development programme on financing for sustainable development, in particular issues related to international tax cooperation and domestic resource mobilization, aimed at strengthening the capacity of relevant authorities in developing countries.

Duties may include but are not limited to:
-Assistance in drafting, reviewing and preparing papers, presentations, studies, reports and
any other relevant documents;
-Attending and summarizing conferences and meetings, including virtual meetings;
-Assistance during meetings organized by FSDO, including virtual meetings and outreach;
-Research, compilation and analysis of information in tax matters, including in the areas of
double tax treaties, transfer pricing, tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), taxing the
digitalized economy, the relationship between tax, trade and investment agreements, taxation
of the extractives industries, environmental taxation, increasing tax transparency, avoidance
and resolution of tax disputes, indirect taxation such as value-added tax (VAT), wealth
taxation, and tax-related environmental, social and governance issues, especially (in the case
of all these topics) as they affect countries’ sustainable development;
-Assistance in collecting data for analyses and reporting of workshop/training/meetings
surveys, and in summarizing related quantitative and qualitative data for reports on key
findings of these events carried out by FSDO;
-Assistance in collecting data for the monitoring, review, reporting and evaluation of a multidonor
project;
-Support ITDCB’s communications and outreach strategies (e.g., social media, fliers,
websites) for meetings, workshops and trainings;
-Preparing and providing input(s) for briefing notes, talking points, speeches and similar
materials for senior UN officials;
-Following relevant intergovernmental meetings (including virtual meetings) of the General
Assembly and Economic and Social Council, and preparing draft summaries on the main
outcomes;
-Assisting with any other ad hoc assignments related to the work of the Branch.
Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
(a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
(b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (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 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? 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
Fluent in English