Environmental Affairs Intern

Work LocationGeneva Expected duration2.6.-30.11.2025 Duties and ResponsibilitiesUnder the guidance of the staff of the UNECE Forest and Bioeconomy Section, the intern will contribute to the activities of the Section in the following areas: • Helping to organize and manage meeting including: intergovernmental meetings, special events, Food in cities, Forests for Fashion and UN Fashion Alliance events and side events at major conferences), webinars and roundtables. • Helping with communication and public relations work including social media feeds and reels, news stories, web site articles, presentations. • Thematic program and project work including nature-based solutions, environmental topics, climate and forest, UNECE's work on \"Forest for fashion\", supporting the UN Fashion Alliance; UNECE's Trees in Cities Challenge; nature-based solutions or forest and food; • Research and assistance to study and publication production, as required; • Fund-raising and project development. General: Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit's services and related to the ECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI). Work implies frequent interaction with the following: Staff within work unit/section and peers in department/regional commission; staff of other international organizations working on related issues; academics and representatives of civil society, both NGOs and the business community. Qualifications/special skillsApplicants 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 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 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. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of Russian or French is desirable. Additional InformationNot available. Intern Specific textInterns 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 FeeTHE 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.