Administrative Intern

The intern will support the Library and the Communications and Knowledge Management Section team in various tasks related to library, information, and knowledge management to raise the visibility of library resources among staff and clients and ESCAP work among key stakeholders and the public. The internship is unpaid for a minimum of 3 months and maximum of 6 months and designed to be full-time.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in reviewing document retention policies.
• Taking part in the Library’s filing and knowledge management tasks and initiatives.
• Assisting in collection management activities (shelving, weeding, etc.).
• Assisting in reference and circulation services.
• Designing and publishing publicity and training materials on the Library's e-resources, services and ESCAP publications, including online brochures, streaming video presentations, and curated email updates.
• Taking part in the Library's information management, knowledge management, and digital asset management tasks and initiatives.
• Assisting in organizing the storage area.
• Performing other related work, as required.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent).
• Applicants must have studied administration or knowledge management (desirable).
• 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 must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
• Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.

Skills

• Knowledge Management
• Library Services
• Information Management
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams
• Library Resource Promotion
• Communication Support

Languages

English