JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Location On-premise in HQ or Hybrid

Expected duration up to 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) is seeking qualified interns for a maximum internship of 6 months, depending on the needs of ODA and the willingness of the applicant. ODA provides substantive and organizational support to various United Nations bodies in the area of disarmament. The Office is mandated to provide objective, impartial, and up-to-date information on disarmament issues and activities to Member States, States parties to multilateral agreements, intergovernmental organizations and institutions, departments and agencies of the United Nations system, research and educational institutions, civil society, especially non-governmental organizations, the media, and the general public. For more information, visit: disarmament.unoda.org. This internship is unpaid and is designed to be full-time and in-person at the New York duty station. Interns will be assigned to a primary supervisor and are expected to adhere to the established official working hours. The manager may consider some flexible/hybrid time arrangements at the request of the successful candidates. The incumbent reports to the Chief of the Regional Disarmament Information and Outreach Branch. Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual”s background, the intern”s assigned tasks, and the internship period. The intern will support the development and implementation of ODA”s Information Technology (IT) services and systems. The intern shall undertake the following duties, which may include but are not limited to:

• Maintains ODA”s flagship website content, which is content driven, device responsive, and multilingual;
• Work together with the ODA IT Team in web development using javascript, HTML5 and CSS;
• Familiarize and work with web development frameworks using Angular or ReactJS/VueJS;
• Maintains ODA”s cloud computing environment using Amazon Web Service, Azure, or Google Cloud;
• Develops and maintains ODA”s application containers in Docker;
• Work together with the ODA IT Team to build content-driven websites;
• Maintain and develop code either with PHP (WordPress or Drupal) or Python (Wagtail, Django or Flask);
• Performs and safe-keeps ODA”s program codes using version control software using git;
• Prepares and incorporates graphics and multimedia content using open-source graphic/video editing tools;
• Maintains ODA”s data, stored inside relational and no-relational databases such as MySQL and MongoDB;
• Assists in performing front-end graphical design and video editing;
• Assists in performing outreach using mainstream social networking and collaboration platforms; Build a project, based on the intern”s interests using cutting edge technologies available in the market (e.g. artificial intelligence, analytics/visualization, big data, etc.). The project shall be relevant to the UN”s core business of peace and security, using the available cloud-based resources.

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); or (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). Interested candidates must be pursuing or pursued their degree in areas related to this Job Opening. 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 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 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.

Additional Information Not available.

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.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.