Overview

This internship position is located in the Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC) at the Trade, Gender and Development Programme. The internship will provide administrative and technical support for an online course on trade and gender.

Tasks Summary

• Attend meetings and support coordination activities including the ones related to the online course on trade and gender, preparing administrative summaries and follow-up notes as required.
• Provide day-to-day administrative and technical support to the team and for the delivery of the online course on trade and gender, including managing course content, learning modules, discussion forums, assessments, surveys, and certificates.
• Support participant management processes, including registration, screening, enrollment, maintenance of participant databases, and preparation of participant profiles, as applicable.
• Provide first-line support to course participants, responding to inquiries related to access, participation, platform use, and course requirements, and escalating issues as needed.
• Support the preparation, dissemination, and management of course-related communications, including invitations, confirmations, reminders, and follow-up messages.
• Assist in the organization, coordination, and servicing of webinars, live sessions, round tables, and other virtual or hybrid activities.
• Monitor participant engagement, attendance, completion rates, and feedback using learning platform tools, and contribute to the preparation of administrative summaries and monitoring reports.
• Prepare inputs and supporting materials for presentations and training sessions delivered by members of the team.
• Support communication, visibility, and outreach activities related to the work programme, including dissemination of course information and results.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Experience Requirements

No working experience is required for this internship.

Qualification Requirements

• Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or, (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).
• Should 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;
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Applicants must preferably pursue studies in journalism, marketing, public relations or communications-related fields.
• Applicants must preferably pursue studies in economics, law, international relations, data and computer sciences or trade-related fields.
• However, for this position the University degree must be in the area of economics, development, law, political science or other social sciences deemed appropriate.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency oral and written in English is required for the internship.

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of French is desirable

Contract Duration: six months

Work Modality: in-person basis

Remuneration: The Internship Programme is unpaid and full-time, i.e., an intern is expected to work five days per week (40 hours). 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.