Work LocationThis internship is designed to be in-person, Vienna, Austria. Expected duration6 months Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe internship is located with the Firearms Trafficking Section (FTS), Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch (OCB), Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna (Austria). The internship is for the period of six months with a desired starting date in May 2023, is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (40 hours) under the supervision of professional staff of the office to which they are assigned. The intern shall undertake the following duties which may include, but are not limited to: • Support the work and activities of the Global Firearms Programme, including its normative and intergovernmental work, technical assistance activities, and tools development work; • Assist in the preparation of technical assistance workshops, meetings, high-level events and conferences and support related follow up actions; • Assist in the organization and substantive servicing of intergovernmental bodies and its ancillary meetings and side events, such as the Crime Congress, the UNTOC Review Mechanism, the Working Group on Firearms, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and support inter-agency coordination work, eg. CASA, the Global Compact on Counterterrorism etc; • Conduct research on both legal documents, official and open sources on various aspects related to firearms issues and contribute to the preparation of technical documents, background papers, country profiles, news events, presentations, reports, summaries, talking points and speeches; • Conduct legal research and analysis of legislation, case law and support its dissemination through the firearms section of the Sherloc portal; • Support the work of the GFP Community of Practitioners against Firearms Trafficking; • Conduct regular media reviews on firearms related incidents and events and disseminate weekly briefs among the GFP team, and support related follow up actions, including research, tweets etc.; • Supports the maintenance and regular updating of the GFP webpage; • Draft ordinary correspondence and communications, Attend and take notes at meetings; • Perform other tasks as necessary. Qualifications/special skillsApplicants 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). LanguagesEnglish 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 InformationNot available. Intern Specific textInterns 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 FeeTHE 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.
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