UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - Intern - Economic Affairs

The Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, Trade Policy and Facilitation Section internship program is looking for a candidate who can join us for 2 to 6 months. The candidate who has background in Economics are preferable.

Competencies

• Communication: Ability to draft clearly and concisely, good written and oral language skills.
• Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different national and cultural backgrounds to achieve organizational goals.
• Planning and organizing: Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required. Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work. Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. Uses time efficiently.

Education

• To qualify for an internship with the ESCAP Internship Programme, 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); or,
• (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent).
• Have studied areas such as macroeconomics, international economics, development economics/studies, political economy, applied econometrics or statistics, finance, environmental finance, business administration, engineering/physics/mathematics or related areas;
• Computer literacy in standard software applications and in statistical packages such as Stata, Eviews, SPSS and R is desirable;
• Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and
• Have demonstrated the ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Work Experience

• No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
• Your field of study closely related to the type of internship you are applying for is desirable.
• Ability to interact well with people of various social and cultural backgrounds in an occasionally stressful environment is desirable.
• Ability to comfortably working as part of a larger team is desirable.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and multitask is desirable.
• Good drafting and oral communication skills is desirable.
• Experience in reference research is desirable.
• Having studied statistical methods is desirable.
• Having familiarity with or experience in data analysis is desirable.

Languages

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

This internship program is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the division or office to which they are assigned. This internship program has attracted very high caliber candidates, who as part of this internship gained invaluable academic and applied skills. To expedite the internship process, please kindly specify your preferred start and end dates in the cover letter.