Environmental Project Affairs Intern

Internship Environment

Overview

Support the United Nations Development Account project on circular forest product value chains and nature-based solutions.

You have:

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Knowledge of Russian or French is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.

Contract

This is a I-1 contract. It usually requires 0 years of experience, depending on education. More about I-1 contracts.

Work Location

Geneva

Expected duration

1.10.2025-31.3.2026

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the guidance of the project manager of the United Nations Development Account project (UNDA-15) “Circular forest product value chains and nature-based solutions in Central Asia and the Caucasus” and the staff of the UNECE Forest and Bioeconomy Section, the intern will contribute to the following activities under the project: • Organization of a workshop for national focal points and experts from target countries on Non-Wood Forest Products back-to-back the 83rd session of the Committee on Forests and the Forest industry in November 2025. • Assistance with the preparations of strategic roadmap documents for Non-wood Forest Product Value Chains. • Assistance with the development of the pilot projects concepts for mainstreaming circular forest value chains into development planning and policy. • Assistance to organizing national and regional workshops in 2025/Q4 and 2026/Q1 including national workshops in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan. • Contribute to networking activities and to the mobilization of partners and resources. General: Performs other related duties as required compatible with tasks outlined above. Work implies frequent interaction with the following: Staff within work unit/section and peers in department/regional commission; staff of other international organizations working on related issues; academics and representatives of civil society, both NGOs and the business community.

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); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). 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 that you are applying for 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 Russian or French 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.

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