Internship - Training Assistant, January 2016

Closing date: Monday, 15 February 2016

Organizational Unit: Public Finance and Trade Programme

Duration of contract: 6 months, 100% of time, 40 hours per week at UNITAR offices in Geneva

Deadline for applications: 15 February 2016

Duty Station: Geneva, Switzerland

Overview

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a training arm of the United Nations System and a strategic driver in today's global and essential role of the UN by empowering individuals, governments and organizations through knowledge and learning to effectively overcome contemporary global challenges. UNITAR serves 36,000 beneficiaries annually by conducting close to 500 capacity development and research activities around the world.

UNITAR's Public Finance and Trade Programme supports the Institute's mission by delivering training, knowledge exchange and capacity development activities in promoting economic development and social inclusion as well as in strengthening multilateralism amongst UN-member countries.

More concretely, the Public Finance and Trade Programme addresses three thematic areas: namely, Public Finance, Trade and Intellectual Property, with a view to develop knowledge, skills and awareness among delegates, government officials and policy makers to understand the issues at hand and effectively address institutional- and country-level action to achieve their development objectives. Such an approach has become more relevant with the recent adoption of the new 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

The Public Finance and Trade Programme also develops strategic partnerships with national and international organizations as well as other renowned institutions to reach-out to more beneficiaries in a cost-effective manner and to share respective expertise and resources.

UNITAR's internship/traineeship programme allows young professionals to put their talent and expertise into the service of the United Nations by contributing concretely in research, development, delivery and evaluation of various real-world projects and activities undertaken by the Programme and the institute in general.

General Objectives of the Internship/Traineeship Contract

This internship/traineeship is designed primarily to support the programme in working with Francophone institutions by assisting the Programme Manager in resource mobilization activities, research on new trends and emerging partnership opportunities, development of new projects and proposals, translation of official documents, organizing meetings and training activities for Francophone delegates while ensuring compliance to quality assurance guidelines and reporting requirements of the institute.

Fees

This is a non-remunerated position.

Place of Work

Trainee/intern works full-time at UNITAR Geneva (Switzerland) offices. In accordance with relevant UN regulations and policies, traineeships/internships are non-remunerated. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation, and living expenses are the responsibilities of trainee/intern and their sponsoring institutions. General conditions of contracts for the service of traineeship/internship apply.

How to apply

Please send your curriculum vitae and letter of motivation, explaining why you are suited for this traineeship/internship, to pft-elearning@unitar.org. Please ensure that you attach your letter of motivation as a separate document, rather than in the e-mail text.

Due to the high number of applications expected, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.