Overview

Interns will be placed into one of the teams within the Department of Operational Support (DOS) and will pursue project assignments designed to make a significant impact on the work of the department. The role involves gathering and analyzing data, performing statistical programming, and translating data results into reports and visualizations.

Tasks Summary

• Gathering and analyzing data from various sources, and providing support preparing data, data models, and surveys.
• Performing statistical and/or mathematical programming to make sense of data gathered.
• Providing technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools
• Supporting team members with data cleaning from primary or secondary sources and maintaining databases/data systems;
• Translating data results into written reports and data visualizations/presentations to convey information to stakeholders and leaders.
• Supporting data mining, optimization, metrics development, and predictive analysis.
• Contribute to the search for approaches and methods that will lead to innovative data products;
• Perform other duties as required.

Experience Requirements

No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme.

Qualification Requirements

• Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (1) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or (2) be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent); or (3) have graduated with a university degree as defined in (1) and (2) above.
• We also ask that applicants: (1) Be computer literate in standard software applications; (2) Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and (3) 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.

Other Details

Contract Duration: A minimum of three (3) months, up to a period of six (6) months.

Work Modality: The specific internships drawn from this candidate pool will mainly be full-time and in person, but specific internships may be offered also as part-time and/or remote. Interns who accept an in-person internship are expected to come into the office at least three days a week, in keeping with UNHQ-NY hybrid working policies.

Remuneration: Internships in the UN Secretariat are unpaid.