Work Location

Santiago

Expected duration

3 to 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is one of the five regional Commissions of the United Nations. It was founded in 1948 with the purpose of contributing to the region’s economic and social development. Its mission includes the design, monitoring and evaluation of public policies and the provision of advisory services, expertise, and training to Governments, as well as support for regional and international cooperation and coordination activities. Please visit our website at www.eclac.org for further information. The internship in the International Trade and Integration Division in ECLAC, Santiago, Chile will last 3 to 6 months, depending on the needs of the Office. The intern will support the team in legal research activities related to national regulations of different types of digitally enabled services trade by countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual’s background and the internship period. Duties may include: · Compiles, research and gather information from a wide variety of (legal) sources. · Collects and organize data. · Processing data and statistics. · Identify, interpret, analyze and format data and statistics. · Summarizes pertinent material. · Attending and summarizing conferences and meetings. · Prepares input for electronic databases and the internet. · Prepares charts, graphs and other outputs for reporting and presentation of various data. · Builds special data sets for specific research needs or for reports.

Qualifications/special skills

Minimum education requirement is a HS diploma. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work. experience. However, law or a field of study closely related to this type of internship that you are applying for is required. 2 Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.

Languages

Fluency in English and Spanish is required

Additional Information

Not available.

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.