Internship Opportunities at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Interns work five days per week (35-40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. 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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of procedural scripts for meetings, drafting official communication to Member States and undertake other preparatory tasks.¿
• Attend meetings and prepare written summaries of discussions;¿
• Assist with logistics during meetings, including interactive presentations, slide presentations, and virtual platforms;
• Contribute to the preparation of various procedural documents, such as meeting agendas, talking points, as well as other papers and briefing materials;
• Conduct research on intergovernmental procedure and practice of the Environment Assembly and its subsidiary organs; and
• Support the day-to-day management of internal databases;
• Other tasks, as requested.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Ability to demonstrate a high level of concentration. Ability to work under stress. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Interns must 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.
• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Technological awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology. Understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office. Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks. Shows willingness to learn new technology.

Education

• A first-level degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in environmental issues, law, jurisprudence, procedure, philosophy, political science or international relation or related fields is required.

Work Experience

• 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.

Closing: 28 September 2022

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Interns work five days per week under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background; the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period.

• Under the supervision of the Associate Public Information Officer, the intern will:
• Assist in producing social media plans and campaigns, as well as explore more potential online initiatives to raise the visibility of the Visitors Service work;
• Assist in drafting content for public information materials, including newsletter articles and social media posts; Assist in the preparation of the in-person and virtual guided tours;
• Assist with the creation and updating of website content;
• Assist in the organization and execution of events to mark UN observances, press conferences, media launches, campaigns, or exhibitions;
• Help design various information materials, including publication covers, presentation templates, flyers, infographics, and social media visuals;
• Help take photos of events when required and provide assistance in managing the photo library;
• Assist in shooting and editing film videos, mixing sound and slideshows, if required;
• Provide research for background/information materials; Initiate and carry out assigned tasks/special projects as requested.

Competencies

• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education

Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• 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 Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent
• 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.

Preferred areas of studies:

• Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Social Sciences, Graphic Design, IT or related field.
• Interest in planning and executing advocacy campaigns is desirable.
• Ability to take photos and edit videos is desirable.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Studio, Canva, Drupal, HTML is desirable

Work Experience

• 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.

Closing: 28 September 2022

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Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Assistant in Civil Society Unit, Governance Affairs Office, the intern will perform the following duties:

• Support preparation in website updates
• Adding and editing accredited organizations to the website
• Uploading documents to repository
• Editing contents of civil society webpages¿
• Support Registration processes of the various meetings including working on the list of participants;¿
• Develop and conduct a Series of Client Satisfaction Survey – including analyses to feedback to the clientele – especially the Committee of Permanent Representatives;
• Support effective communications with governing bodies, member States and their Permanent Missions to UN Environment in line with UN mandates and guidelines
• Support follow-up on the production of the civil society perspective series publication
• Provide Administrative support to the Governing Affairs Office;
• Other tasks, as requested.

Competencies

• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
• Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
• Technological awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology. Understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office. Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks. Shows willingness to learn new technology.

Education

• A first-level degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in Application Development, Information Technology, Computer science, Information Systems or related fields is required.

Work Experience

• 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.

Closing: 29 September 2022