Education:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; and
• Current enrollment in or recently graduated from (within 1 year) a related graduate program(s) such as communications, graphic visual design/communications, law, international development/affairs/public policy, human rights/environmental law, or another related field.
Experience:
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes (word, power point, excel) required;
• Excellent research, writing, communication, editing and time-management skills;
• Knowledge of social media platforms required;
• Knowledge of graphic design and video-editing software (Adobe suite, etc) desirable; and
• Interest and/or experience in law, compliance, administrative decision-making, accountability mechanisms, alternative dispute resolution, and/or international development desirable.
Language:
• Fluency in written and spoken English required;
• Proficiency in French, Arabic, Hindi, Farsi, Burmese, Bengali, Urdu or Pashto is highly desirable; and
• Proficiency in other languages desirable.
Additional Information:
• Internship is located at UNDP Headquarters in New York City, with the possibility to conduct the internship partly remotely;
• Internship will be for a period of approximately 6 months, extendable an additional 3 months based on performance, availability, and need;
• Internship will be full-time, with the possibility of part-time arrangements, depending on availability;
• Internship starts around 3 April 2023;
• UNDP pays a monthly stipend to interns, which will be pro-rated for part-time and/or partly remote internship arrangements. For a full-time in-person internship in New York City, the monthly stipend is $ 1000;
• Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the intern; and
• A person who is the child or sibling of a UNDP staff member is not eligible to apply for an internship at UNDP.
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