Intern - Intergovernmental Affairs

The internship is located in the Office of the Executive Secretary at ESCAP, supporting intergovernmental meetings, strategic communications, public information, digital outreach, and knowledge management. Interns will gain first-hand experience with ESCAP's activities and support the preparation and delivery of the annual sessions of the Commission.

Responsibilities

• Assist with logistics before and during meetings, including registration, presentations and assisting with relevant tasks related to servicing intergovernmental meetings.
• Assist in the preparation of procedural scripts for meetings, and undertake other preparatory tasks.
• Contribute to the preparation of talking points, and other papers and briefing materials.
• Attend and take notes of discussions held in meetings.
• Assist with the creation and updating of website content.
• Contribute and assist with developing and updating communication materials.
• Perform tasks related to strategic communications and public information.
• Support the day-to-day management and activities of the team of the Secretary of the Commission.
• Support issue management related processes and prepare related correspondence.
• Prepare meetings with different internal stakeholders, as required.
• Other ad-hoc related duties as assigned.

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).
• 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.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Studio, Drupal, HTML and CSS are desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage.

Skills

• Adobe Creative Studio
• Drupal
• HTML
• CSS
• Strategic Communications
• Public Information
• Digital Outreach
• Knowledge Management
• Intergovernmental Meeting Support

Languages

English, French