In-Person Full-time in Bangkok, Thailand

4 – 6 months

The internship is UNPAID and interns work five days per week (full time – 40 hours). The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) provides technical assistance related to combating terrorism, organized crime, corruption and drugs to requesting Member States. This assistance also supports States Strengthening criminal justice and health systems and to ratify and successfully implement international conventions and protocols, in compliance with the rule of law and human rights.The UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific’s (ROSEAP) Regional Programme outlines the proposed scope and focus of UNODC”s work in the region for the years to come. It provides a framework for delivering a coherent programme of work to: (i) give clear focus to supporting Member States and regional partners in achieving priority crime and drug outcomes; and (ii) increase the responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of UNODC”s support to the region. The Regional Promgramme focuses primarily on crime and drug challenges that are best addressed through coordinated cross-border and intra-regional cooperation. There are five sub programmes under the Regional Programme which are Transnational Organised Crime, Anti-Corruption, Terrorism Prevention, Criminal justice systems, and Drugs and Health, and Alternative Development. For more information on UNODC, please visit the following website: https://www.unodc.org/roseap/ The Intern will be reporting to the Associate Expert and to the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer of the Programme Development Team, UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The purpose of the internship is to support updating Office’s resource mobilization and partners’ engagement strategy by providing research-based intelligence, drafting partnership materials, and assisting in communications and engagement activities with key partners in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The intern will directly contribute to, and work under the supervision of, the Programme Development Team of the UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, located in Bangkok, Thailand by: 1) conducting research and mapping existing and potential partners’ strategies, policies and priorities in international assistance and security-related areas, including relevant statistics and data, in line with UNODC’s mandates in the region; 2) supporting in developing a digital database to capture, monitor and regularly update partners strategies, policies, priorities, and other relevant statistics and data, with relevance to UNODC’s mandate and the region; 3) preparing briefings for the Office relevant to partners engagement and assisting in organizing relevant engagement initiatives in the region; 4) conducting research on key trends and threats in relation to non-traditional security threats in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific for the development of project proposals and concept notes; 5) supporting the drafting of project proposals and concept notes to support Member States in the region in addressing non-traditional security threats in line with UNODC’s mandates; 6) other tasks as required.

• Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). • Be computer literate in standard software applications; • Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and • Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views 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 recently 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 must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, other software/tools/database relevant to the TORs, and MS Teams. Ability to independently conduct research and develop research products is required. Knowledge and proven experience with data management and analysis tool is required. Ability to draft project proposals and concept notes for an international organization is desirable. Knowledge of the mandate areas of UNODC, particularly in connection with region-specific dynamics of security, is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

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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.

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.