Intern - Public Administration

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Contract

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Work Location

DESA, New York

Expected duration

The internship is for two months with an opportunity for extension, depending on the needs of the Division. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. The unpaid internship is designed to be in person and full-time at the New York duty station. Depending on the situation of the successful candidates, the internship may also offer a Flexible Work Arrangement to be conducted fully remote, hybrid (in-person and remote), part-time, and/or temporary FWA for the purpose of G-4 visa processing.

Duties and Responsibilities

This internship position is situated in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, Secretariat of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA). CEPA is a UN technical advisory body that studies and makes recommendations to improve governance and public administration structures and processes for development. It assists the United Nations Economic and Social Council by reviewing trends, issues and priorities in public administration, notably in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in support of the implementation and progress reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals. More information about CEPA can be found here: https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/intergovernmental-support/cepa. The internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. The unpaid internship can be performed either in person at the New York duty station or through a hybrid work arrangement (combination of in-person and remote). Responsibilities: Specific responsibilities will depend on the individual's background, the internship period and priorities of the Secretariat at the time of the internship. Duties may include: • Providing support to substantive research and data analysis relating to operationalization of the UN principles of effective governance for sustainable development; • Contribution to the production of training materials, guidelines, online interactive tools and resource materials addressing various topics in transparency, open government, data governance, fiscal institution-building and policy processes; • Providing substantive and technical servicing of meetings, seminars and workshops, including preparation of background documentation, summaries and meeting reports; • Performing other duties to support the team as required.

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, advanced studies in public administration, economics, sustainable development, international relations, public policy or related area 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. Skills: • Strong research and analytical skills as well as excellent written communication skills in English are required. • The candidate should have a sound knowledge of one or more areas of public administration and a demonstrated interest in questions of open government, transparency, digitalization, data governance and/or macroeconomic policy processes. • Applicants should have a good knowledge of standard office software applications such as MS Word and PowerPoint and Excel.

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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