Overview
The internship offers hands-on experience in UN development and operational policy and inter-agency coordination. The Intern will support analytical and visualization tasks central to the RCO’s policy and coordination mandate.
Key Responsibilities
- Support data collection, cleaning, and analysis for economic and development-related assessments.
- Assist in the development of data visualizations, charts, infographics, and dashboards.
- Apply Artificial Intelligence tools responsibly to support data analysis, trend identification, literature reviews, drafting analytical summaries, and productivity enhancement.
- Support the preparation of graphs, figures, and analytical annexes for reports, briefs, presentations, and public information materials.
- Contribute to exploratory and innovative analytical approaches.
- Assist the RCO Economist in synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data into clear policy-relevant insights.
- Provide ad hoc analytical and technical support to the RCO as required.
Required Experience
- Applicants are not required to have professional work experience to be eligible for the internship. However, experience and skills in the following areas would be an advantage:
- Familiarity with the Sustainable Development Goals and the development mandate of the United Nations.
- First professional experience in the public or private sector, ideally in an international environment.
- Experience in research, data analysis and visualization tools, especially in support of sustainable development.
- Excellent writing skills and experience in the drafting of complex reports and documents.
Qualifications
- 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).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (completed or in progress) in economics, sustainable development, statistics, data science, development studies, public policy, or a related field.
