Intern - Economic Affairs temporary - Geneve, Schweiz - United Nations

United Nations

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Geneve, Schweiz

vor 6 Tagen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

The internship is located in the Sustainable Transport Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe based in Geneva.

Responsibilities:

The intern is expected to contribute to the work of the Sustainable Transport Division as follows:
a) To assist in the preparation for the Working Party Rail Transport;
b) To assist in rail benchmarking analysis;
c) To assist in intermodal research; and
d) To assist the Section on Transport Networks and Logistics in its other activities.

Competencies

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
Creativity: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks "outside the box"; takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.

Education

To qualify for the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met:
For this internship, studies in environment, economics, international relations or equivalent are required

Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter;

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 for all countries are accepted and under-represented or un-represented countries in the UN are encouraged to apply.

Work Experience

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in English is required. Written and spoken Russian is an advantage. Working knowledge of French is an asset.

Assessment
N/A

Special Notice

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, applicants may be requested to undertake the internship remotely in view of constraints regarding visa issuance, international travel and access to UN premises.

Applicants must be willing and prepared to undertake the internship remotely for a part or the entirety of the internship.

KINDLY NOTE THAT THIS TEMPORARY JOB OPENING IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN INTERNSHIP WITH THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE.

The Internship Programme is guided by Administrative Instruction ST/AI/2000/9 of the United Nations issued by the Under-Secretary-General for Management.

Interns are considered type I gratis personnel. They are not staff members. The United Nations does not financially remunerate interns. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibilities of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns work five days per week.

The United Nations accepts no responsibility for the medical insurance of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship.

Applicants for internship must show proof of valid medical insurance coverage and provide a medical certificate of good health.

The United Nations is not responsible for any claims by any parties where the loss of or damage to their property, death or personal injury was caused by the actions or omission of action by the interns during their internship.

- or daughter-in-law). "Sibling" includes the child of both or either parent of a staff member and the child.

United Nations Considerations

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.

The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs.

The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira.

For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on "Manuals" hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

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