Bangkok and/or remotely

3-6 months

Org. Setting and Reporting
The Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, Office of the Division Director internship is for a minimum of three months. Given the nature of work and the training given, it is preferable if candidates could organize their internship for at least 3 months, up to a maximum of 6 months. All supervisory staff have PhDs in Economics, and historically this internship attracted very high calibre candidates, who as part of this internship gained invaluable academic and applied skills.
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 division or office to which they are assigned. Office of the Division Director is a busy and dynamic team within ESCAP. The Division is involved in a wide variety of work which includes: research and analysis on issues related to trade, regional integration and development; providing training and capacity building on trade policy for policymakers and researchers; delivering advisory services to member governments on aspects of trade policy, including trade negotiations; organizing regional dialogues, meetings and fora. Much of our work is focused on the development needs of the region's least developed countries and other countries with special needs.

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background and the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period. Duties may include, but are not limited to:
Background research, literature reviews and drafting inputs on trade and trade-related issues (such as inclusive and sustainable development linkages to trade), including contributions to TIID publications, especially ESCAP Trade Insights and statements of senior officials
Conducting statistical analyses of data related to regional economic cooperation and integration; Data analysis on trade and FDI flows, tariffs, non-tariff measures trends and other trade,investment and innovation relevant indicators
Support for the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network (ARTNeT), including work to improve research dissemination by various channels (e.g. social media, webpage)
Support for section events preparation and organization including logistical support for training events, conferences and meetings
. Present the work undertaken during the internship, or related research work, at an internal brown bag seminar.
Other tasks as required by the Division Director

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 degree or equivalent).
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 have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Teams.
Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts in desirable.
Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.
Knowledge of econometrics and related software is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

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.

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.