Political Affairs Intern

Organizational Context

The United Nations Operations and Crisis Centre (UNOCC) supports UN senior leadership decision-making through situational awareness, analytics, preventive engagement, and crisis management. This role is within the UNOCC Watch Room, which provides 24/7 support to senior managers across the UN system by analyzing field events for informed decision-making and strategic engagement.

Job Purpose

This internship aims to support the United Nations Operations and Crisis Centre (UNOCC) in its mission to provide rapid situational awareness and analysis. The intern will contribute to informed, coordinated, and timely decision-making and strategic engagement on operations and crisis management at UN Headquarters. The role involves supporting senior leadership by analyzing data, drafting reports, conducting research, and assisting with meeting organization, thereby enhancing the UNOCC's capacity to manage crises and support UN operations globally.

Responsibilities

The intern will support the UNOCC Watch Room by analyzing and visualizing data from UNOCC repositories. Key duties include drafting and formatting meeting minutes, outcome notes, briefings, country profiles, and presentations for UN senior leadership. The role also involves conducting open-source monitoring and research, and assisting with the organization of enhanced monitoring and crisis management meetings. Additional assignments as required will be undertaken to support the team's overall objectives.

Work Experience

No specific prior work experience is explicitly required for this internship. However, a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter are essential. Familiarity with standard software applications is also necessary.

Skills

Communication (clear speaking/writing, active listening, appropriate tailoring of language), Teamwork (collaboration, valuing input, supporting group decisions), Client Orientation (understanding client needs, building partnerships, meeting deadlines), Data analysis and visualization, Open-source research, Report drafting and formatting, Meeting organization.

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