Internship in the Division on International Trade and Commodities

The internship positions are located in the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Division on International Trade and Commodities. The internship is unpaid, full-time, and may be conducted in-person or remotely. Interns will support communication, outreach, documentation, and analytical tasks related to services trade data and policy.

Responsibilities

• Attend meetings and prepare summary reports.
• Support communication and outreach activities related to the work programme.
• Provide assistance in the organization and servicing of webinars, round tables, seminars, etc.
• Assist in providing inputs to documentation for technical cooperation programmes and projects.
• Draft inputs for technical papers and analytical studies relating to services trade data and services trade policy.
• Assist in preparing inputs for presentations by members of the team.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).
• University degree must be in economics, statistics, international trade, trade law or a related area.
• No working experience is required for this internship.
• Should be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Knowledge of Excel is desirable; knowledge of Power BI, Stata, R is an advantage.
• Fluency oral and written in English is required.
• Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.
• Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Interns must observe all applicable UN rules, regulations, instructions, procedures and directives.
• Interns must provide the receiving departments/offices with a copy of all materials prepared during the internship.
• Interns must respect the impartiality and independence required of the UN and not seek or accept instructions from any external authority.
• Interns may not communicate any non-public information to external sources without authorization.
• Interns must refrain from any conduct that would adversely reflect on the UN or the receiving department/office.
• Interns are not financially remunerated; costs for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the intern or sponsoring institution.
• Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken may require appropriate visa and work/employment authorization.
• Applicants who are children or siblings of a staff member are not eligible to apply for an internship at the United Nations.
• Applicants otherwise related to a staff member may be engaged as interns provided they are not assigned to the same work unit or under direct/indirect supervision of such staff member.

Skills

• Economics
• International Trade
• Trade Law Research
• Statistics
• Data Analysis
• Excel
• Power BI
• STATA
• Standard Software Applications
• Report Writing
• Policy Analysis
• Communications Skills
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Documentation
• Outreach Activities

Languages

English