SRO-SA Interns-Economic Affairs

Work Location

Hybrid

Expected duration

Six Months

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of a designated Economic Affairs Officer of a Section of SROSA, the intern will contribute to the work of the Office and in particular to the implementation of the technical assistance projects by SRO-SA. Activities may vary by technical assistance project/assignment, but typical tasks include the following:

1. Prepare and update a calendar of activities for the project with timelines;
2. Assist with the preparation of substantive documents and notes required for planned workshops/meetings including concept notes, agendas and other related documents;
3. Assist in the planning and organization of workshops and meetings and execute tasks as identified by the Economic Affairs Officer that will include drafting letters of invitation, following up on letters to ensure higher participation at the meetings, identifying suitable panelists and participants at the events and eliciting their participation at events, and drafting presentations.
4. Servicing workshops and meetings held in the course of the projects including taking notes at meetings and drafting inputs for speeches and statements;
5. Assist with preparing substantive inputs for terms of reference of consultants;
6. Undertake literature reviews, research and analysis on inclusive industrialization and MSMEs to inform the development of office outputs, e.g., statistical database, reports, studies and policy briefs;
7. Assist in data trawling exercises to track indicators for the inclusive industrialization database;
8. Assist and contribute to developing and update country strategies and profiles;
9. Shadow the data and statistics focal point officer, supporting the function and contributing to briefs and reporting exercises;
10. Assist in the establishment of databases that may be needed for the project;
11. Contribute innovative and creative ideas to the delivery of project deliverables to enhance the quality of project outputs and impacts of results to be achieved;
12. Identify suitable methodologies to be employed in the course of output delivery;
13. Perform administrative tasks in relation to the project, in close consultation with the administrative staff of SRO-SA and ECA;
14. Assist in the preparation of communications materials needed to disseminate the project outputs including video scripts and tweets;
15. Perform any ad-hoc requests as required by the Director, Chief of Sections or Economic Affairs Officer to ensure a high quality and timely delivery of project deliverables including setting up meetings.

Qualifications/special skills

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:

1. Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or
2. Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent); or
3. For candidates who have completed their degrees, they must be either awaiting results or has graduated within the last three months, in accordance with the programme’s eligibility requirements. Preferred fields of study include economics, international economics, agriculture, natural resources or industrial economics, economic policy, international trade, regional integration or other related disciplines.

• Be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Research background in industrial economics, International Economics/Trade/Regional integration is an asset.
• Knowledge of any economic software, modelling tools, and data analysis is an added advantage.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including a willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the Internship Programme, fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another United Nations language is an advantage.

Additional Information

• Be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Research background in industrial economics, International Economics/Trade/Regional integration is an asset.
• Knowledge of any economic software, modelling tools, and data analysis is an added advantage.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including a willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

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.