Work Location
Home-based
Expected duration
6 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. UNEP has the mandate to keep the state of the global and regional environment under review, to inform decision making on the state and trends of our changing environment, and to foresee emerging environmental problems and threats, particularly those of a transboundary nature. Mountains, just like other ecosystems, do not recognize political borders. The importance of mountain ecosystems and sustainable development of the mountainous areas as well as the challenges faced by mountain communities have been recognized in several international policy documents, such as Chapter 13 of Agenda 21 (1992), the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2003), and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN 2015), as well as numerous scientific publications. Several processes and mechanisms for cooperation on protection and sustainable development of the mountainous regions have emerged, including regional cooperation in the Carpathian Mountain region. The countries of the Carpathian region decided to cooperate in a framework of a regional Multilateral Environmental Agreement, the Carpathian Convention (CC) – a regional treaty, which supports cooperation on protection and sustainable development of the Carpathians. The Convention is coordinated by the UNEP – Vienna Programme Office, Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention. The Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention is supporting the processes of strengthening the science-policy-practice interface in the Carpathian region and closely cooperating with the Science for the Carpathians (S4C) Scientific Network. One of the key activities in this respect is organization of the multi-disciplinary Forum Carpaticum Conference, facilitation of formulating evidence-based recommendations resulting from the Forum and providing them to the respective bodies of the Carpathian Convention. This internship is based at the Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention. Under the direct supervision of the Associate Programme Management Officer and in close collaboration with the Carpathian Convention Coordination Expert, the intern will: -Assist the organization of the Forum Carpaticum 2025 Conference, which will take place in September 2025, including but not limited to: attending and co-organizing relevant preparatory meetings, as necessary, - Communication with prospective participants of the Conference, monitoring and keeping track of active participants’ requests and needs, as relevant, - Supporting organization of the “Carpathian Fair” for conference participants and other side events, as necessary; keeping an overview over the registration to the Conference and the “Carpathian Fair” and of attendance, - Collect, edit and layout recommendations from the Conference for the Convention and its parties, - Contribute to updating the Science for the Carpathians Research Agenda 2030 based on the results of the Forum Carpaticum 2025 Conference, - Draft reports on the Conference results and presentations of the Conference results and recommendations at various Carpathian Convention and UNEP meetings and events, - Provide inputs and suggestions on the Convention activities in the field of energy transition and multilevel governance as well as action at municipality level.
Qualifications/special skills
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); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). Preferred area of study for this internship: European policy and Law, Multilevel governance, Energy transition. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme do not require 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 should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams. Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts in desirable. Ability to design surveys and polls 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. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
Not available.
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.