Intern - Meeting Services

Overview

This internship supports the organization and servicing of meetings for UN-Habitat's Governing Bodies, focusing on Member State communications and efficient meeting preparations.

Tasks Summary

• Support in drafting background papers, relevant documents, talking points, reports, speeches and other correspondence.
• Support posting meeting documents on UN-Habitat’s Governance page.
• Support in creating meeting links for the Governing Bodies meeting
• Support in conducting research, compilation and preparation of summaries of background materials for use in preparation of reports, briefs, and speeches.
• Support in reviewing and updating information on the relevant websites for ease of access to Member States
• Provide support in the preparation, implementation and follow-up to consultative and other meetings, conferences and sessions of the Governing Bodies of UN-Habitat.
• Support in responding to general inquiries relating to governing bodies secretariate
• Support in creating and updating the Member States directory
• Support in updating the roadmap towards key meetings
• Perform other related duties as required

Experience Requirements

• Experience in drafting correspondence is required.
• Experience in supporting meetings is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), or
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), or
• Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Proficiency in computer software applications (E.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.

Other Details

Languages Required: fluency in oral and written English is required

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of another UN language is desirable

Contract Duration: 6 months

Work Modality: In-person

Remuneration: 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.