JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Location New York

Expected duration 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities Background: On 8 September 2022, the General Assembly unanimously adopted resolution 76/306 to establish a UN Youth Office as a dedicated entity for youth affairs within the Secretariat. The UN Youth Office leads the UN”s efforts on youth development, focusing on raising international awareness of and bringing attention to promoting youth rights and stronger youth participation in formulating, implementing and evaluating the various development, peace and security, human rights and humanitarian frameworks. Duties and Responsibilities: The intern is expected to work five days per week, full time from 9:00 a.m.

• 5:00 p.m. within the United Nations Youth Office, located at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, carrying out his/her tasks under the supervision of a staff member
• the supervisor. Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual”s background, the department to which he/she is assigned and the period during which he/she will undertake the internship. The intern is expected to perform various activities, and will work in areas of coordination and administration, including:
• Assist in tracking initiatives to strengthen systematic dialogue with government counterparts.
• Support in research, analysis and presentation of information gathered from diverse sources, including the reporting by the Member States, United Nations Country Teams and Entities, youth organizations and networks and academia among others.
• Support in drafting background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc. related to youth affairs.
• Provide support to consultative meetings, especially with the diplomatic community, including documentation support on agenda, list of participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications/special skills Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor”s degree or equivalent). (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience; however, a field of study that is 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. Good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word and MS PowerPoint, is required. Experience on youth engagement or youth related processes is an asset. Experience in intergovernmental affairs related processes is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable.

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.