The Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division/ Space Applications Section (SAS) internship is for 2-6 months.
The internship is unpaid and full-time.
Interns work five days per week (37.5 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.
For more information on the work of the section, please refer to: http://www.unescap.org/idd/sas.asp

Under SAS, daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background and the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period. The intern will be working within a dynamic team and depending on the intern's background experience, education, skills and interests, duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist research on frontier and innovative technology applications for implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a particular focus on use of geospatial information, aerial imagery, mapping, and space spin-off technologies;
• Assist the analysis on co-relation between space technology applications, and other development sectors such as poverty reduction, inequality, food security, resilient building management, resource management and infrastructure development;
• Assist the preliminary research for drafting a regional report including country profiles on geospatial policy, information service and economy, frontier technology development and applications;
• Provide logistical support to meetings and events being organized by the section/division;
• Assist in the development and delivery of training and learning events and other capacity development initiatives for Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development;
• Collect images, sound bites, quotes and other media products for inclusion in the division's advocacy work;
• Provide support in updating the related website and e-learning portal with relevant material; and
• Support the team in their day-to-day activities and tasks.

The United Nations Core Competencies include:
Communication: Ability to draft clearly and concisely, good written and oral language skills.
Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different national and cultural backgrounds to achieve organizational goals.
Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be 'clients' and seeks to see things from clients' point of view.

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
a) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or
b) be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); or
c) have graduated with a university degree (as defined above) in one of followings: science and engineering such as geo-informatics, remote sensing, computer science or related-degree; social science such as political science, economics and infrastructure; or liberal arts with experience in writing and editing in English for diverse audiences must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required for the Internship Programme. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

Potential candidates will be contacted by hiring manager directly for further consideration.

A complete online application (Cover Note and Personal History Profile) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The Cover Note must include:

• Title of degree you are currently pursuing
• Graduation Date (when will you be graduating from the programme)
• List the IT skills and programmes that you are proficient in
• List your top three areas of interest
• Explain why you are the best candidate for that specific preference
• Explain your interest in the United Nations Internship Programme.

In your Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experience (if any), IT skills and three references.
Please note that due to the large number of applicants, divisions are not in a position to reply to each application and that only short-listed applicants will be contacted for further consideration.

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term "sexual exploitation" means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term "sexual abuse" means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term "sexual harassment" means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator's working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.
Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on "Manuals" hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.
The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.
Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

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