The Social Development Division/Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation Section internship is for 2-4 months with an opportunity for extension up to 6 months, depending on the needs of the department. 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 Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation Section.
Responsibilities:
Sustainable Demographic Transition Section (SDTS); 2) Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation Section (SETS); and 3) Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section (GESIS) covering the thematic areas of inequality and social protection, population dynamics, aging, migration, gender equality, disability, and youth.
SETS covers the thematic areas of poverty reduction, financing for social development, inequality, and social protection and has a team made up of professional and general service staff with experience in diverse socioeconomic fields.
Communication is valued, and team members are encouraged to think analytically and also find creative ways to address problems. SDD will also convene its ninth Committee on Social Development, 11-13 November 2026, which will convene governments from the region to discuss issues related to poverty reduction, inequality, and social protection.
Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background and the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period.
Undertaking desk research and data processing, including statistical analysis through the use of various statistical and econometric programs, including R, Excel, etc.
Topics covered will include poverty reduction, inequality and social protection, with a focus on people invulnerable situations such as persons with disabilities, migrants, youth, older persons and women, as well as research on policies for addressing those issues;
Support the development of inputs to reports, summaries, and transcripts;
Support in the development of materials and content for social media;
Assistance in the organization of workshops and conferences, including the 9th Committee on Social Development and expert group meetings; and .
Performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements:
Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school program (second university degree or equivalent, or higher)
Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree program (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.
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The ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts is desirable.
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The ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.
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