INTERN - Software development

Organizational Context

The United Nations Secretariat, specifically the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), seeks an intern to support the development of an application. This role is remote and full-time, focusing on automating the monitoring and updating of urban policy content within Latin America and the Caribbean.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this internship is to provide support in the design and development of a critical application aimed at automating the monitoring and updating of urban policy-related content. This application will specifically focus on municipal financing and budgeting frameworks across Latin America and the Caribbean, contributing to the Cities and Urban Platform. The intern will gain practical experience in software development while contributing to a significant initiative within ECLAC, enhancing the organization's capacity to track and manage urban policy information in the region.

Responsibilities

The intern will be responsible for supporting the design and development of an application. This includes contributing to the automation of monitoring and updating urban policy content for the Cities and Urban Platform. A key focus will be on municipal financing and budgeting frameworks within Latin America and the Caribbean. The role involves applying technical skills to build functionalities such as automated data pipelines, web scraping, and text classification systems, potentially utilizing large language model (LLM) APIs.

Work Experience

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a relevant field of study is essential. Experience in designing and developing automated data pipelines, working with LLM APIs, and building web scraping or text classification systems is explicitly mentioned as a required skill.

Skills

Design and development of automated data pipelines; Working with Large Language Model (LLM) APIs; Building web scraping systems; Building text classification systems; Fluency in spoken and written Spanish.

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