Overview
This internship is located in the Energy, Housing and Land Management Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The internship is designed to contribute to the work of the Division and its Resource Management Section.
Key Responsibilities
- To assist in the organisation and servicing of intergovernmental and expert meetings.
- To conduct research, data analysis, draft studies and short articles, contribute to social media campaigns and outreach efforts.
- To assist the secretariat and its experts in data collection and analysis, and preparation of documentation.
- To carry out other tasks as required in the Division, such as meeting support, drafting of reports and updating databases.
Required Experience
Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
Qualifications
- 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 should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
- Studies in energy, sustainable development, economics, international relations or equivalent are required.
