United Nations Trade and Development Internship in Geneva: Apply for 2025
- Job Opening ID: 254750
- Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
- Job Family : Economic Affairs
- Category and Level : Internship, I-1
- Duty Station : GENEVA
- Department/Office : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- Deadline : Mar 20, 2025
The United Nations is offering a Trade and Development Internship in Geneva for 2025. This position provides invaluable experience in international trade policies and sustainable development initiatives, allowing interns to contribute to global efforts while enhancing their professional skills in a prestigious environment.
The position is in the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Internship Programme is unpaid and full-time, i.e., an intern is expected to work five days per week (40 hours) and it will be in person. The position is located in the Trade Environment, Climate change and Sustainable Development Branch of the Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC). The internship will tentatively start on 1 May 2025 for an a period of six months pending on the needs of the department. Under the supervision of the Project Officer
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Responsibilities
- Prepare inputs and qualitative and quantitative analyses for technical studies and research on the interlinkages between climate change and green and sustainable trade, particularly research with a view to identifying strategic trade opportunities that arise from creating or enhancing the sustainability of selected agricultural commodity or energy products.
- Prepare briefing notes and inputs for speeches, PowerPoint presentations, flyers, and other analytical material on trade, climate change, and sustainable development.
- Prepare short news and communication items and articles on relevant projects and activities by the Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch Meeting support:
- Follow intergovernmental and other meetings and prepares minutes, summary reports, list of participants, evaluation forms and similar material.
- Support the preparation of concept notes for UNCTAD events and UN intergovernmental processes, particularly UNCTAD16 and UNFCCC COP30.
Requirements
- 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); or, (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent). Moreover, interns should:
- 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
- For this position, the university degree must be in the area of economics, statistics, data science or related area. No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme.
