Key Responsibilities:

• Research and analyze topics relating to sustainable economic development, governance, planning and poverty reduction in Africa
• Provide inputs to and edit publications, papers and other documents
• Liaise with MGD stakeholders
• Support the organization of meetings and events
• Assist with outreach activities
• Participate in day-to-day operational tasks of the Division. This may include servicing requests for information; support for developing presentations; liaison with partner organizations, etc; and
• Perform administrative tasks as assigned.
• Minimum Requirements:

  Education:

  • Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second-level university degree or equivalent, or higher);
  • Applicants who have graduated as defined above, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
  • Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Teams.

  Language:

  • English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the Internship Programme, fluency in spoken and written English is required. Working knowledge of the French is an asset.