Intern - Strategic Coordination and Management Support

Location: New York

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Work location in-person; remote; hybrid

Expected duration 3 to 6 months

Duties and responsibilities we seek motivated interns to support the work of the executive office of the secretary-general (eosg). You will take up assignments with the strategic planning and monitoring unit (spmu) to support the secretary-general with strategic analysis, priority-setting, forward planning, and alignment of plans and resources.  Our interns report to full-time professional staff and will be assigned to at least one spmu workstream.  

Spmu leads and supports products across four key work streams:
1) strategic coordination and senior decision-making,
2) un 2.0 / data, digital, innovation, foresight and behavioural science capabilities in the un system,
3) risk, fragility, and crisis management across the un system, and
4) management and analytics support.  Interns can work with us in-person, fully remote, or hybrid; part-time or full-time; and for up to six months.  We encourage candidates who can ideally commit to a full-time schedule for a minimum duration of three months.  In your application, you should indicate your period of availability and the workstream you are interested in.  Our interns work as key members of our team, pursue projects that are designed to make a permanent difference, and have opportunities to learn about the work of the entire un system.
We offer internship opportunities in the following work streams:  workstream 1: strategic coordination and decision-making
• assist in the preparation of un system-wide senior-level management meetings, conferences, and retreats.
• contribute to the creation of analytics, slide decks and background papers.
• support the tracking and analysis of decisions and their implementation.  Workstream 2: un 2.0 capabilities (data, digital, innovation, foresight, behavioural science)
• contribute to the planning, design, and implementation of the un 2.0 accelerator change management programme, including preparation of high-quality analysis, reviews, scorecards, and playbooks.
• support un 2.0 community and campaign management, including un system-wide events.
• assist in developing digital solutions and providing technical support for existing tools and platforms.  Workstream 3: risk, fragility, and crisis management
• monitor, identify, and analyze political, geographical, and thematic global trends.
• contribute to the coordination and development of the secretary-general’s global risk report.
• assist in analysis and planning activities related to un integration in fragile and crisis settings.  Workstream 4: management support
• support analytics on un system-wide / cross-cutting needs, priorities, resources, risks, and performance.
• support resource mobilization through donor research, contact management, and drafting meeting notes.
• assist in organizing meetings and events, handling logistical preparation and coordination.
• develop dashboards and visualizations for senior managers to support data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications/special skills applicants to the united nations internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
1) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent or higher such as master's degree or equivalent, ph.d. Or post-graduate degree).
2) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).  Interested candidates can pursue studies in the following fields relevant to each workstream:  workstream 1: strategic coordination and decision-making
• economics and political economy
• public administration
• international relations
• political science
• or related fields  workstream 2: un 2.0 capabilities (data, digital, innovation, foresight, behavioural science)
• business
• organization, management and strategy
• technology, business, entrepreneurship
• analytics,…