Intern - Programme Management

Internship Programme & Policy

Overview

Support research and coordination in UNODC's youth engagement initiatives.

You have:

• Be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
• Be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Teams.
• Knowledge of Canva, Adobe or other design tools is an asset.
• Knowledge of meaningful youth engagement principles and the youth, peace and security (YPS) agenda is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage.

Contract

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

Work Location

Flexible. This internship is designed to be in-person in Vienna, Austria and full-time (40 hours) but can be adjusted based on request by the successful candidate.

Expected duration

4-6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

This internship is UNPAID and interns work five days per week (full time - 40 hours). The internship is located in the Strategic Planning and Inter-Agency Affairs Unit of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. Under the supervision of the Associate Programme Management Officer, the intern will: • Conduct research related to and support the work of the Unit on issues of relevance, in particular on meaningful youth engagement, inter-agency activities as well as youth, peace and security (YPS); • Support the Unit with research and coordination in various cross-cutting areas pertaining to consolidating UNODC’s contributions to Secretary-General’s reports, reports to the Human Rights Council and other reports for system-wide requests for information and emerging issues; • Support the work of the Unit related to Results-Based Management (RBM); • Support the implementation of the Youth Empowerment Accelerator (YEA!) Framework and other youth mainstreaming-related tasks, including work on the youth, peace and security (YPS) agenda; • Contribute to the drafting and preparation of UNODC publications, briefing notes, background notes, reports, evaluations, and other internal documents, presentations, correspondences with Member State governments, talking points and speeches; • Support the design and layout of infographics, web pages, social media and presentations on various topics related to the work of the Unit, including SharePoint pages, iSeek and website pages; and, • Assist with the technical / ICT arrangements for webinars or hybrid events. The Intern will further support the work of the Unit by performing other tasks, as necessary. For more information, please go to https://www.unodc.org/unodc/youth/index.html.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). • Be computer literate in standard software applications; • Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and • 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. 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. Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Teams. Knowledge of Canva, Adobe or other design tools is an asset. Please describe your competency using these software applications including links to related publications. It is desirable to have candidates who have knowledge of meaningful youth engagement principles and the youth, peace and security (YPS) agenda. Please elaborate on any knowledge of, or work experience in, these areas.

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

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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