Intern - Programme Management
Organizational Context
The Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) supports the Secretary-General's administrative functions. Within EOSG, the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) promotes and implements the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, leveraging the SG's and DSG's influence to accelerate progress on SDGs. This role is within the SDU.
Job Purpose
This internship aims to support the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) in its mission to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The intern will contribute to policy analysis, monitoring global trends, and preparing essential documents and briefings. The role involves supporting high-level engagements, events, and projects related to various thematic tracks of the SDGs, such as financing for development, climate action, health, gender equality, and sustainable food systems. The intern will assist in coordinating efforts with UN agencies and relevant divisions, thereby contributing to the strategic objectives of the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General in promoting sustainable development globally.
Responsibilities
Provide policy analysis for the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), collaborating across the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) and coordinating with the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) and UN Agencies. Monitor, identify, and analyze global trends in sustainable development across thematic tracks including financing, environment, climate change, health, gender, governance, food systems, education, and SDG acceleration. Support the preparation of analytical reports, papers, talking points, background notes, correspondence, key messages, video remarks, interviews, and daily briefs. Assist in organizing meetings, events, summits, and visits for senior officials. Support the transition of new UN Senior Leadership initiatives related to sustainable development.
Work Experience
Work experience is not required for the UN Internship Programme. However, experience with standard software applications (MS Word, PowerPoint, Teams), report editing, drafting news articles or social media posts, and data analysis using statistical software (R, Stata, SPSS) or AI tools is desirable.
Skills
Policy analysis, Global trend monitoring and analysis, Report writing, Event organization, Coordination, Communication, Data analysis (desirable), Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Teams) (desirable).