Work Location

In-Person Full-time in Bangkok, Thailand

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The internship is UNPAID and interns work five days per week (full time - 40 hours). The UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP) is mandated to provide governments of countries of the Southeast Asia region with technical assistance to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies, justice-delivery services, and health authorities. This includes the role that UNODC plays as the Secretariat to the Memorandum of Understanding on Drug Control in the Greater Mekong Subregion (the Mekong MOU), where UNODC provides strategic and technical support to the drug control authorities in the Mekong. The intern will work under the Mekong MOU Secretariat within the UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The intern will report to the Regional Coordinator of the Mekong MOU. The intern will provide assistance to the organization and coordination of activities and events to be carried out by the Secretariat of the Mekong MOU. Tasks included: - Draft concept note and invitations for activities planned; - Translate documents from English to Chinese and vice versa; - Assist with preparation of presentations, documents, and meeting minutes; - Prepare and summarize evaluation and feedback forms; - Draft activity reports with recommendations; - Draft web stories and advocacy materials; - Conduct research on topics related to drug control; - Other tasks assigned by the Regional Office.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). Be computer literate in standard software applications; Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. 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 recently 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 that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Teams. Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts in desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English and Chinese is required for the internship

Not available.

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.