INTERN - LEGAL AFFAIRS

Posting Title: Graphic Website Design Intern, I
Job Code Title: INTERN - LEGAL AFFAIRS
Department/ Office: Office of Legal Affairs
Duty Station: NEW YORK
Posting Period: 26 November 2014-25 January 2015
Job Opening number: 14-LEG-OLA-38894-R-NEW YORK

Org. Setting and Reporting

The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) is recruiting interns for the Treaty Section located in New
York. We are seeking highly motivated graduate or undergraduate students who wish to gain professional experience in graphic website design within an international organization in order to supplement their studies. This internship is practical educational experience and provides interns with the opportunity to work in a multicultural, intergovernmental organization. Under supervision, interns are assigned to projects and tasks that are mostly relevant to their educational background and interests and provide them with the opportunity to apply and further develop their theoretical knowledge.
This internship is for a period of two months, with the possibility of extension, depending on the needs of the Division. The internship will provide practical educational experience and an opportunity to work in a multicultural, intergovernmental organization. The intern will report to the Systems Analyst/IT Project Coordinator, Treaty Section or the Director, Treaty Section as appropriate.

Education

Applicants to the United Nations internship programme must at the time of application meet
one of the following requirements:

(a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in graphic design, digital design, advertising information management, document management, digital archiving or a related field of study;

(b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent) in graphic design, digital design, advertising or a related field of study;
(c) Have graduated with a university degree obtained in a second (graduate) or first (bachelor) university school programme, as mentioned in para. (a) and (b) above in graphic design, digital design, advertising or a related field of study and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation. Applicants must demonstrate their intention to study further or to work in a field relevant to this internship description.

Work Experience

Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme. However, applicants are encouraged to list all relevant work experiences in their
personal history profile (PHP).

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat in New York. For the internship advertised, proficiency in oral and written English is required, and
knowledge of another United Nations official working language, i.e. Arabic, Chinese, French,
Russian and Spanish is an advantage.

Details and to apply at: careers.un.org
Reference Link:https://inspira.un.org/psc/UNCAREERS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/UN_CUSTOMIZATIONS.UN_JOB_DETAIL.GBL?Page=UN_JOB_DETAIL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=38894