🇺🇸 Internship in the United States 📈 Economic Affairs at the Office of the High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS 🌍

The Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS) offers an internship for two months with an opportunity for extension to a maximum of six months, depending on the needs of the department.

The unpaid internship is designed to be in person and full-time at the New York duty station but can be adjusted based on the request of the successful candidate. Depending on the situation of the successful candidates, the internship may also offer a flexible work arrangement to be conducted hybrid, meaning in person and remote, and a temporary flexible work arrangement for the purpose of G-4 visa processing. Interns work five days per week, 35 hours, under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

📈 Duties

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background, the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period. Duties may include:

📝 Assistance in drafting and preparing official documents

🗒️ Attending and summarizing conferences and meetings

🔍 Document, legal and internet research

🎪 Assistance during conferences

🌐 Working on web-presentation

📊 Evaluation of projects

📈 Compiling statistics

📰 Media analysis

🎤 Speechwriting

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✅ Qualifications and Special Skills

🎓 Be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school programme, meaning a second university degree or equivalent or higher, or be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree programme, meaning minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent

📚 A field of study closely related to the type of internship is required, while professional work experience is not required

💶 Candidates for the UN Internship Programme are required to cover the cost of travel including visa, accommodation, health insurance and other living expenses for the duration of the internship, and applicants are asked to confirm they are able to cover all of these expenses

📄 Applicants are asked whether they have completed a UN internship before, and if so to include the UN entity and concrete dates

🗣️ Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship, and knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset.

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📋 The Details

📍 Duty station: New York, United States

🏠 Work location: in-person or remote

⏳ Expected duration: 2 to 6 months

🏢 Department or office: Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

🗂️ Job family: Economic Affairs and Sustainable Development

📌 Category and level: Affiliate Personnel, Internships, I-1

🆔 Job opening ID: 281656

⚠️ Conditions of the UN Internship Programme

💶 Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations

✈️ Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions

🛂 Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work or employment authorization