Intern - Economic Affairs

This internship supports the Financing for Sustainable Development Office within the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The intern will assist with research, documentation, logistics, and communications related to the Financing for Development Forum.

Responsibilities

• Conduct web and open-source research to support background documentation, concept notes, and Forum project preparation.
• Compile statistical data into reference spreadsheets to support analytical reviews and policy briefings.
• Monitor global media channels and draft daily news summaries relevant to financing for development topics.
• Assist with preliminary research, formatting, and drafting support for official Forum documents.
• Attend preparatory conferences, intergovernmental meetings, and side events to observe proceedings and draft summary notes.
• Support drafting of speeches, intervention statements, and public remarks.
• Provide logistical, operational, and administrative support prior to and during Forum conferences and events.
• Assist with formatting and updating presentation materials, visual decks, and online web content.
• Gather participant feedback and operational metrics for post-Forum evaluation.
• Deliver well-researched background documentation, summary notes, digital and visual assets, daily media briefings, and drafting support for speech outlines and reports.

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 to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• A field of study closely related to the type of internship applied for is required.
• 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.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the Internship Programme.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish) is an asset.

Skills

• Research
• Documentation
• Logistics Coordination
• Communications
• Economic Analysis
• Sustainable Development
• Financing for Development
• Report Writing
• Data Collection
• Event Support

Languages

English, French