Intern - Economic Affairs [temporary]

1 month ago

กรงเทพมหานคร, Thailand United Nations Full time

The Section on Countries in Special Situations internship is for 4 to a maximum of 6 months.

The internship is UNPAID and full-time.

Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the division or office to which they are assigned.

The Section on Sustainable Development and Countries in Special Situations, comprising least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, is based in the Office of the Executive secretary and coordinates the work of relevant ESCAP divisions to support these countries as well as coordinating the annual Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership Report and the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development. With a focus on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, and the need to improve the capacity of policymakers in the region to develop implementation strategies in an integrated manner.

**Responsibilities**:
To support data analysis, research and compilation of literature review for the SDG Partnership Report and coordination of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development related to implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The intern will be working within a dynamic team and their duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

- Assist in data collection, compilation and analysis for the Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership report or other reports as necessary
- Assist in background and preliminary research for the Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership report or other reports and analysis with a particular focus on SDGs 1, 2, 10, 13, 16 and 17.
- Assist in developing related data work and analytical knowledge products to support the delivery of trainings, learning events and other capacity development initiatives
- Provide logístical support to meetings and events being organized by the section, specifically preparatory meetings for the Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership report and Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development and its related events
- Provide support in updating the related websites with relevant material; and
- Support the team in their day-to-day activities and tasks.

and other duties, as required.

Competencies

- Communication: Ability to draft clearly and concisely, good written and oral language skills.
- Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different national and cultural backgrounds to achieve organizational goals.
- Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be ‘clients’ and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view.

Education
To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
a) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or
b) be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent).

Work Experience

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 asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

Assessment

Special Notice

The Cover Note must include:

- Degree Programme (What are you currently studying or what have you studied)
- Graduation date (When will you graduate or when did you graduate from the programme?)
- Data analysis and research skills and experiences you have
- Knowledge in using data analysis programmes/software including Excel, Stata, Tableau would be an advantage
- Knowledge in using infographic software would be an advantage
- List of your top three areas of interest
- Explanation of your interest in the United Nations Internship Programme

United Nations Considerations

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (AP

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