Intern: Security Risk Management

This internship supports the Security and Safety Service at the United Nations Office at Vienna. The intern will assist with monitoring security information, conducting research, drafting reports, and providing administrative support for security risk management activities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and collect daily security-related information from open sources and prepare summaries or highlight relevant developments
• Conduct research on security-related topics and assist in drafting analytical assessments, reports, and briefing notes
• Provide support to the Pass and ID Unit, including assisting with badge photo processing and related administrative tasks on a weekly basis
• Assist in the drafting of a wide range of documents, including reports, communication materials, background papers, and data inputs for presentations or dashboards
• Assist the Office of the Chief with functions related to project planning and coordination
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher)
• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have recently 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
• Applicants must provide an official certificate at a later stage
• Good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams
• Ability to do research in various topics is desirable
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage

Skills

• Security Risk Management
• Research
• Report Writing
• Administrative Support
• Information Security Monitoring
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams

Languages

English