The intern shall undertake the following duties which may
include, but are not limited to:
- Contribute
to the preparation of background documents, presentations, summaries,
talking points and speeches.
- Assist
in the preparation of technical assistance workshops, meetings, high-level
events and conferences.
- Attend
and take notes at meetings.
- Assist
to translate documents and materials.
- Perform
other tasks as necessary.
Qualifications/special skills
- Completion
of Secondary School Education is required. To qualify for an internship
with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions
must be met: Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
- be
enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme
(second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
- be
enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a
first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or
equivalent).
- have
graduated with a university degree (as defined above)(OFFICIAL PROOF FROM
THE UNIVERSITY IN SUPPORT OF ONE OF THE ABOVE OPTIONS HAS TO BE ATTACHED
TO THE INSPIRA APPLICATION)
The intern should also:
- Be
computer literate in standard software applications;
- Have a
demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a
personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and Have a demonstrated
ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural
backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand
and be tolerant of differing opinions and views
- Applicants
to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work.
- Applicants
should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially
MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams