Environment Internship at United Nations

Details

• Under the direct supervision of the Head, Private Sector and Corporate Section the intern will:
  Draft speeches and editorials;
• Carry out research and draft briefing documents, updates and checks existing data and footnotes; helps with editing and proofreading of publications;
• Maintain partner mailing lists and data bases;
• Assists in drafting research reports, including developing data charts, graphs, tables, and GIS maps;
• Compiles and summarizes data and policy trends for public presentations;
• Collects, evaluates, and interprets research data to provide needed information;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Have demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter;
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.