🌟 Opportunity Overview
This United Nations Internship is offered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) within the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat, based in Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭.
The internship is hosted in the Programme Resources and Oversight Unit (PROU) of the Executive Office and focuses on administrative support, programme oversight, resource mobilization, and coordination for three landmark multilateral environmental agreements addressing hazardous chemicals and wastes worldwide.
This is a full-time, in-person internship with a duration of 6 months.
🧭 Main Duties & Responsibilities
🗂️ Provide administrative support to the Programme Resources and Oversight Unit (PROU)
📝 Support Programme Oversight Group (POG) monthly meetings, including drafting and circulating minutes
⏰ Send reminders and coordinate inputs on reporting deadlines and data submissions
📊 Update overview tables on funding needs and expenditure tracking
🖥️ Maintain and update the BRS Dashboard and SharePoint records for contributions and documentation
📄 Support redaction of financial and legal agreements (Donor Agreements, Exchanges of Letters)
🏛️ Support preparations for the Basel Convention Open-ended Working Group (OEWG-15) in Geneva (23–26 June 2026)
💼 Assist in project proposals, grant applications, and donor funding requests
🤝 Coordinate inputs across Secretariat branches and maintain document repositories
📑 Prepare briefing notes, background materials, and simple data summaries
🔧 Perform other tasks assigned by the Head of Unit
🎓 Qualifications & Profile
✔️ Enrolled in or recently completed (within 1 year) a Bachelor’s (final year), Master’s, or PhD programme
✔️ Relevant fields: Public Administration, Political Science, International Relations, Business Administration, Data Science, or related areas
✔️ No professional work experience required (prior internship or admin experience is an asset)
✔️ Excellent written and verbal communication skills (meeting minutes, official documents)
✔️ Strong organisation, time-management, and attention to detail
✔️ Comfortable working with dashboards, financial tables, and donor documentation
🌐 Languages
🗣️ Fluency in English required
➕ Knowledge of another UN official language is an asset (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish)
📍 Location & Duration
📍 Geneva, Switzerland
⏳ 6 months (in-person, full-time)
💶 Financial Conditions
🚫 Unpaid internship
🏠 Interns cover travel, visa, accommodation, and living expenses
🛂 Appropriate visa/work authorization may be required for non-residents
🚨 No recruitment fee at any stage
⏳ Application Deadline
📅 29 December 2025
📩 Application Link
https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/269215?language=en
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