Work Location

New York

Expected duration

2-6 months; Estimated start date: early December 2024

Duties and Responsibilities

The position is located in the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology (OSET). Building on the work of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation and consultations of multi-stakeholder roundtable groups, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a Roadmap for Digital Cooperation (A/74/821) which addresses how the international community can better harness the opportunities presented by digital technologies while addressing their challenges. The Secretary-General’s report “Our Common Agenda” issued in September 2021 prioritizes the digital space and the need to “protect the online space and strengthen its governance”. It also proposed a Global Digital Compact (GDC), which was adopted at the Summit of the Future in September 2024. OSET leads the implementation of the Secretary-General’s vision on digital cooperation by working closely with various UN entities and multi-stakeholder groups, facilitating dialogue to accelerate global digital cooperation, seizing on the opportunities that are presented by technology – while mitigating the risks – so that progress towards achieving the Goals by 2030 can be made collectively, as well as carrying out other related duties and responsibilities assigned by the Secretary-General, including follow up actions from the report “Our Common Agenda”. OSET offers internship opportunities in three broad areas, with corresponding duties: TRACK 1: POLICY ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT • Help monitor, identify and analyze geographic, political and thematic global trends • Support research, analysis and formulation of policy options in key focus areas • Support the preparation of analytical reports, papers and other outputs TRACK 2: ANALYTICS • Support in preparing data, data models, surveys, and analysis • Develop dashboards and visualizations for senior managers and provide user support • Support data mining, optimization, metrics development, and text analysis TRACK 3: COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN • Design core identity products that illustrate corporate vision, mission, and values • Design and prepare content/copy for briefings, presentations, fact sheets, and snapshots • Support the development of websites, including layout, content, look and feel TRACK 4: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION • Works with programme management team to facilitate the development and implementation of assigned projects • Contributes to the collection and analysis of data as well as identification of trends or patterns related to OSET’s finances • Contributes to the preparation of various written outputs Please indicate the track you are interested in in your Motivation Statement.

Qualifications/special skills

For internships in the United States of America, interns who are not United States citizens, permanent residents or on another non-immigrant (such as Fl visa) status, will be required to obtain a G4 visa. Interns will be responsible for ensuring that they have a valid visa, and if required, employment authorization (CPT/OPT), allowing them to undertake the internship. To qualify for an internship by the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met: Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (1) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (2) Be enrolled in the FINAL academic year of a university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); or (3) Have graduated with a university degree as defined in (1) and (2). Preferably in the area of the below respective degree programme(s) in a graduate school (second university degree or higher); or if pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages, have completed at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree in one of the areas below. In each track, interested candidates can pursue broad range of studies as indicated below: TRACK 1: POLICY ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT International Relations, Political Affairs, Law, Geography, Economics, Public or Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Technology Governance, Data Governance, Internet Governance, Behavioural Science TRACK 2: ANALYTICS Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Data Visualization or Information Design TRACK 3: COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN Relevant coursework in Design, Web Development, Strategic Design and Management, Marketing, Information Design, Public Relations, Media Studies, Journalism, or Data Visualization TRACK 4: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION Relevant coursework in public administration, business administration, management or economics

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

Additional Information

Visa and Work Authorization Mandatory Requirements: For internships in the United States of America, interns who are not United States citizens, permanent residents or on another non-immigrant (such as F1 visa) status, will be required to obtain a G4 visa. Interns will be responsible for ensuring that they have a valid visa, and if required, employment authorization (CPT/OPT), allowing them to undertake the internship.

Intern Specific text

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/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.