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Internship Details

  • Position(s): Economic Affairs Intern for Global Economic Monitoring Branch
  • Organization: United Nations
  • Job Opening ID: 252380
  • Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
  • Job Family : Economic Affairs (and Sustainable Development)
  • Category and Level : Internship, I-1
  • Duty Station : NEW YORK
  • Department/Office : Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  • Deadline: Feb 18, 2025

Organizational Setting and Reporting

Internship Opportunity at the United Nations. Apply Today! The Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. Its work is guided by the universal, integrated and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 associated targets adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015. The Economic Analysis and Policy Division (EAPD) provides research and policy analysis on global macroeconomic trends and prospects, frontier issues, emerging issues, and issues associated with countries in special situations, in the broad context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

EAPD also serves as the Secretariat to the Committee for Development Policy, an independent advisory body to the Economic and Social Council which provides recommendations on cross-cutting development issues and reviews the status of countries in the least developed country (LDC) category. EAPD manages capacity development projects in developing countries, providing assistance through research, training and workshops

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Duties

  • The intern will report to the Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division in DESA.
  • The intern will work in the core team to support production of the UN’s flagship publication World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP).
  • She/he will provide quantitative and qualitative research inputs on macroeconomic topics and policy issues.
  • The intern will also provide substantive support and logistic assistance to an expert group meeting as part of the preparations for WESP2026.
  • The intern will work daily with the supervisor in the conduct of research depending on the intern’s background and assignments in the branch, duties and tasks may include, but are not limited to: ·
  • Conduct background research and literature reviews on latest macroeconomic developments, policies (monetary, fiscal, industrial, financing, trade) and sustainable development.
  • Conduct quantitative data analysis, including identifying and collecting macroeconomic data from primary and secondary sources, visualizing data, and conducting basic economic modelling; · Assist in updating and improving the economic models managed by the Branch;
  • Assist in the organization of an expert group meeting for the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 report, help prepare background materials, provide logistical support, and assist in the drafting of a summary report of the meeting;
  • Support the team in their day-to-day activities and tasks. This may include, for example servicing requests for information; support for developing presentations and updating databases;
  • Prepare a presentation on the work or the findings and outcomes of the internship to the branch’s staff.

Requirements

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.

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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. Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams. Applicants must have working knowledge of statistical/econometric software such as Stata, Eviews or R.

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