Overview
This internship position is in the Sustainable Ocean and Blue Economy Programme, supporting developing countries in leveraging ocean economy opportunities while building resilience and addressing climate change.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepares briefing notes, inputs to speeches, PowerPoint presentations, flyers and other communication material on oceans economy, trade, fisheries and seaweed aquaculture, coastal and marine tourism and climate change.
- Prepares data inputs for analytical studies and research related to oceans/blue economy, trade, fisheries and seaweed aquaculture, coastal and marine tourism and climate change, particularly in SIDS.
- Prepares short news items and articles on relevant projects and activities by the Oceans Economy and Fisheries Programme.
- Provide quick policy, economic and legal analysis and advice on the interphase between, trade, the sustainable ocean and circular economy and environmental sustainability.
- Support preparations for UNCTAD’s Sustainble Ocean and Blue Economy Programme events and trainings, including SDG14 related sessions and stakeholder coordination.
- Follows UNCTAD, UN oceans-related intergovernmental, UN INC Plastic negotiations, WTO fisheries Subsidies and United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative (UNGSI) meetings and prepares minutes, summary reports, list of participants, evaluation forms and similar material.
- Assists in the preparation and organization of the 6th UN Ocean Forum and servicing of online trainings, seminars, panels, etc.
- Prepare news items and social media posts on ocean-related matters.
- Help translate complex technical and policy content into accessible language for diverse stakeholder groups.
- Compiles and analyses regulatory trends, trade and environmental data and other information necessary for the preparation of technical cooperation project proposals, reports and fundraising activities.
- Participates in the development and supports the delivery of training and related materials on trade and environment, oceans economy, trade, fisheries and aquaculture, seabed mining and climate change.
- Performs other related duties as required for the final delivery of the workplan of the Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch of DITC.
- Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities (if available during the internship).
Required Experience
No working experience is required for this internship.
Qualifications
- 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; and
- 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 economics, environmental studies, international relations, international organizations, or political sciences.
Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor's, Master's or PH.D. Programme.
