Overview
This internship focuses on contributing to impactful projects shaping the future of sustainable cities within the Urban Mobility team.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting in implementing initiatives and collaborating with technical experts to pilot small-scale innovative mobility solutions on public transport, active mobility, road safety, and electric mobility
- Documenting success stories and lessons learned from field projects to showcase impact and inspire replication
- Contributing to policy analysis by reviewing national and local mobility strategies and identifying gaps or opportunities for alignment
- Collecting data and conducting geographic/ spatial analysis using GIS or mapping tools to support sustainable mobility planning
- Conducting research on emerging trends in innovative and smart mobility, and climate resilient transport
- Compiling best practices and producing briefs, reports, and presentations for capacity-building initiatives
- Drafting, reviewing and refining project proposals on Sustainable Urban Mobility
- Contributing to the review of mobility commitments in global frameworks such as the SDGs and the Paris Agreement, and supporting monitoring efforts
- Developing engaging communication and knowledge-sharing materials, including factsheets, publications, technical documents, infographics and social media posts
- Supporting training and capacity-building activities, including Safe Routes to School and sustainable mobility planning
- Organising advocacy initiatives such as tactical urbanism projects, placemaking events, car-free days, and community bicycle rides
- Support stakeholder engagement by coordinating meetings, workshops, and consultations with governments, NGOs, and local communities
Required Experience
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. Experience with Geographic Information System (GIS) and its related work is required. Experience in quality assurance, knowledge management, collection and dissemination of lessons learnt of projects on urban mobility and/or energy is desirable.
Qualifications
Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: a. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), c. Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite). Have demonstrated a 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 a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
