Work Location

Vienna, Austria

Expected duration

This internship is foreseen to start in February 2025

Duties and Responsibilities

The internship is located in the Global Programme on Implementing the Organized Crime Convention in the Conference Support Section (CSS), Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch (OCB), Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated to assist Member States in their fight against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. Transnational organized crime manifests in many forms, including as trafficking in drugs, firearms, cultural property and even persons. At the same time, organized crime groups exploit human mobility to smuggle migrants, undermine financial systems through money laundering and use information and communication technology for criminal purposes. It Organized crime yields high profits for its culprits and results in high risks for individuals who fall victim to it. From a sustainable development perspective, organized crime has devastating effects, it threatens peace and human security, violates human rights and undermines the economic, social, cultural, political and civil development of societies around the world. The Organized Crime Convention (UNTOC) represents the principal legally binding instrument focused on preventing and combating transnational organized crime. It is a landmark treaty that is close to attaining universal adherence. UNODC works to support states across the world in implementing UNTOC through developing and strengthening comprehensive and inclusive legislation, policies and strategies against organized crime. Human rights and gender equality are intrinsically linked to combating and preventing organized crime effectively. Only by looking at the phenomenon of organized crime in a comprehensive manner, including through a gender and human rights lens, is it possible to grasp its multiple facets, manifestations and consequences, allowing to prevent and combat it in an effective way. This has been recognized in several international instruments, including resolution 26/3 of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and the recently adopted resolution 11/2 and 12/2 of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), which encouraged States to mainstream gender and human rights considerations into their legislation, policies, programmes and other initiatives against organized crime. In order to support States in the development of comprehensive and inclusive organized crime strategies, as well as in the effective integration of intersectional gender equality and human rights considerations in the development of legislation, policies and strategies against organized crime, UNODC developed an Organized Crime Strategy Toolkit for Developing High-Impact Strategies and a Toolkit on Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights in the Implementation of UNTOC. Building on these tools and their dissemination across the 8 regions, UNODC is currently working on developing a train-the-trainers programme to disseminate the aforementioned Gender and Human Rights Toolkit. Under the guidance of a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, the intern will support the work of the Global Programme on Implementing the Organized Crime Convention, with a focus on developing and implementing tools to support States in the development of gender and human rights-responsive policies, strategies and legislation against organized crime. This internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. For more information on the work of UNODC, please visit the following website: www.unodc.org Daily responsibilities will vary and depend on the intern’s background. Duties may include, but are not limited to: • Assist in the preparation and implementation of activities and events under the gender/human rights mainstreaming and strategies workstreams of the Global Programme on Implementing UNTOC; • Assist in the development of the train-the-trainers programme on gender and human rights mainstreaming in policies and strategies against organized crime; • Assist in the development of the Guide on Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights Considerations in Normative Frameworks against Organized Crime; • Carry out research on gender, human rights, disabilities and youth dimensions of organized crime; • Upload case laws and bibliographic documents related to gender, human rights and organized crime to the SHERLOC knowledge management portal; • Assist in the implementation of the UNODC Regional Network of Women in Law and Policy against Organized Crime for West and Central Africa; • Assist the team in servicing intergovernmental processes on transnational organized crime; • Assist the team in the development and implementation of awareness-raising activities on the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; • Support the development of UNODC’s communication and advocacy, the creation of web stories, social media content, and campaign materials and their uploading on relevant platforms; • Assist in drafting and preparing presentations, newsletters and reports; • Undertake other tasks and activities as requested.

Qualifications/special skills

A field of study in law or a related area is required, preferably with a specialization in criminal law. (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required; 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 should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams. Knowledge of website content management software applications is an advantage; Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts in desirable; Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

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.