Overview
The intern will support the UN-Habitat New York Office by enhancing its capacity to provide substantive support to UN inter-governmental bodies and assisting in inter-agency collaboration. The role involves contributing to in-person/virtual activities and undertaking programmatic and administrative tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to in-person/virtual activities, including Webinars and online meetings.
- Update daily UN-Habitat social media platform (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.).
- Perform analytical research and media/advocacy campaigns.
- Provide media support to events, including taking photos and videos.
- Assist in administrative tasks (e.g., formatting spreadsheets, proofreading text documents, searching archives, running basic reports).
- Distribute relevant articles to key UN staff.
- Assist in creating graphic design related materials.
- Assist in UN-Habitat advocacy and outreach activities.
- Research, compile, draft and edit basic information for public information materials.
- Perform administrative duties such as organization of events, website management and stocking and mailing public information materials.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
Required Experience
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.
Qualifications
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), OR
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), OR
- Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
- Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
- Have demonstrated a 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.
- Preferred areas of study: MBA, 4th Year Undergraduate, graduate students and other further studies on Communications, journalism, international relations, social science, urban planning and design, Architectural studies and among other similar areas.
