Work Location

UNOG

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The internship offers an opportunity to participate in the day-to-day tasks related to the support and realization of large-scale moves and transition of United Nations staff to renovated and new office spaces, within a large-scale project impacting the workplace and ways of working for United Nations staff. The daily responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: • Produce internal communication products for stakeholders implicated by moves, including brochures, graphic images, videos and other materials, to be published on iSeek, the UN intranet and/or printed for internal distribution. • Produce online content for the Transition Team intranet website. • Assist as needed during move days and settling-in days post-move for different UN entities. • Assist in the development of post-move user feedback surveys and other means of soliciting user feedback, • Assist in tours to pilot office spaces and other stakeholder engagement activities. • Assist in ad-hoc translation of written content from English to French.

Qualifications/special skills

Interns must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a related field such as Communications, Public Relations, Business, Architecture/Design or International Relations. Applicants 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); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent). In addition, interested candidates must have: • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • The ability to work independently and as part of a team. • Good organizational skills and attention to detail. • Proficiency in using digital communication tools and platforms. Applicants to the UN Internship programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (Bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage Applicants must have: • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to work independently and as part of a team. • Good organizational skills and attention to detail. • Proficiency in using digital communication tools and platforms.

Languages

Interns must be fluent in both French and English, as all internal communications at UNOG are conducted in these two languages.

Additional Information

The internship will be conducted in-person at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The intern will be provided with a laptop and necessary IT equipment and software, and a working space.

Intern Specific text

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.