Overview
Support national stakeholders to accelerate digital transformation, promote innovation, and strengthen private sector contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Key Responsibilities
- Support coordination with UNCT activities promoting digitalization.
- Conduct background research on digital transformation trends.
- Assist in drafting briefs, concept notes, and meeting materials.
- Support preparation, outreach, and logistics for the Private Sector Sustainability Forum.
- Assist with other activities related to private sector and sustainability.
- Maintain and update the UN Private Sector Engagement Database.
- Contribute to the organization of workshops, roundtables, consultations, and public events.
- Support with event logistics, documentation, minutes, and participant coordination.
- Support data collection and analysis related to digitalization trends, private-sector sustainability practices and SDG impact measurement.
- Help prepare dashboards or summaries for UNCT meetings and reporting.
- Perform other duties as requested by the supervisors.
Required Experience
- Evidence on research or work experience (volunteering included) related to this TOR topics is very much welcomed.
- Experience in event organization is an asset.
- Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to work with multiple datasets, and familiarity with related software.
- Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
Qualifications
- Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (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).
- Relevant fields include: technologies, engineering, economics, business administration, computer sciences, ICT, public policy, environmental studies, social sciences, engineering, communications, or related disciplines.
