Intern - Economic Affairs

The internship at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) / Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO) is a full-time, unpaid position designed for 3-6 months. The intern will support research and analysis across financing for development action areas and assist with various administrative and logistical tasks related to conferences and data compilation.

Responsibilities

• Support PADB staff in conducting research and analysis across financing for development action areas such as domestic public resources, private finance, international development cooperation, and debt sustainability.
• Assist in the work of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development.
• Conduct research and prepare background papers on financing for sustainable development issues, including INFF implementation.
• Attend and summarize conferences and meetings.
• Assist during conferences with logistical and administrative arrangements.
• Compile statistics and perform data analysis.

Requirements

• 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 such as Master’s degree or equivalent, Ph.D. or postgraduate degree); (b) Be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent).
• Be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Field of study in economics or an economics-related field is desirable.
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• 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.
• Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
• Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts is desirable.
• Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the Internship Programme.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset.

Skills

• Economic Research
• Data Analysis
• Survey Design
• Report Writing
• Social Media Content Creation
• Conference Support
• Administrative Support
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams

Languages

English, French