Staff Development Unit Intern
Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 225744
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Human Resources
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : GENEVA
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : Jan 17, 2024
Deadline : Jan 20, 2024

Work Location
In-Person
Expected duration
6 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The intern shall support OHCHR in fulfilling its mission: to work for the protection of all
human rights for all people; to help empower people to realize their rights; and to assist those
responsible for upholding such rights in ensuring that they are implemented.

Daily responsibilities of Human Resources Management [Staff Development] interns will
depend on the individual’s background and duties may include but are not limited to
supporting the Staff Development Unit in general and, in particular, the intern may: work with both the Staff Development Unit and the Career Support and Talent Management on specific projects (Career Paths Project, Staff Orientation Programme, Welfare Accreditation Programme) as well as research into learning resources and evaluation methods.
Qualifications/special skills
To qualify for the United Nations Secretariat internship programme applicants must, at the
time of their submission, be enrolled in the final academic year of a first-level university
degree programme programme (i.e. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree); be enrolled in a
graduate school programme (i.e. Master’s degree or equivalent degree, or higher) or have
completed an aforementioned academic degree, preferably in the area of human resources
management, business or public administration, social sciences, education or a related field,
AND, if selected, must commence the internship on the date indicated on the acceptance
letter.
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.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this
internship, fluency in English or French is required, knowledge of the other is an asset.
Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable (i.e. Arabic, Chinese,
Russian or Spanish).