Political Affairs – Intern

UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)


position description

Duties and Responsibilities

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Draft and prepare official documents, summaries, talking points, speeches, remarks, and web content.

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Attend and summarize conferences and meetings.

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Conduct research, including document, media, and internet searches.

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Provide support during conferences and meetings.

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Enrolled in or have completed a graduate school program (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Field of study should be closely related to the type of internship.

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Applicants are not required to have professional work experience.

Languages

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>fluency in spoken and written English is required.

        <li style="margin-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 1.2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: inside;”>Knowledge of an additional official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is an advantage.

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