Work LocationIn person in New York or remote, full time or part time modalities would be considered. Expected duration6 months; desired start date - Summer 2025 Duties and ResponsibilitiesThis internship is located in the Triangular Partnership Programme (TPP) in the Support Partnerships Service (SPS), the Division for Special Activities (DSA) in the Department of Operational Support (DOS) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The mission of the United Nations Department of Operational Support (DOS) is to provide operational advisory services to operating entities across the Secretariat, including other departments, offices-away-from headquarters, field missions, and regional commissions. DSA oversees a range of specialized or cross-cutting operational capacities. A large part of its responsibilities is to support start-up, surge, and transition requirements and to exercise authority on behalf of entities to which authority has not been granted, owing to a lack of capacity, or from which authority has been temporarily withdrawn. SPS coordinates and maintains bilateral and trilateral relationships with key partners, such as regional organizations, other United Nations actors and governments, for the receipt or provision of operational support from or to Secretariat entities. TPP is one of the outcomes of the September 2014 Summit on UN Peacekeeping and aims to enhance the Enabling Capabilities for peacekeeping. TPP comprises the United Nations supporting Member States and Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs). The Intern reports to the Programme Officer. Thisis a full-time, unpaid internship for a period of up to six months, which may be shortened to five months depending on Programme’s circumstances. Our interns work as members of our team in the TPP/SPS/DSA; pursue projects that are designed to make a significant difference in DOS and have opportunities to learn about the United Nations overall. Responsibilities: Under the general guidance of professional staff of the Triangular Partnership Programme (TPP), the intern will support information management, meetings, reporting and coordination within designated areas. Interns will have opportunities to undertake one or more projects (e.g. article, interview, presentation), subject to Programme requirements and in consultation with the Programme Officer. Knowledge Management: • Assist in the organization of substantive materials related to the work of TPP in support of TPP engagements. • Assist in the collection and consolidation of information related to the development and outcomes of TPP trainings. • Assist in the preparation of briefing information on the work of TPP. • Provide assistance in the design and development of products in support of TPP’s high level engagement. • Develop and maintain records of meetings, action items, background materials for TPP meetings and other high-level engagements. Planning and Coordination: • Support for the planning and coordination of TPP Engineering and Medical trainings in multiple locations. • Support to the coordination of TPP meetings. • Support to the preparation of background documents, monitoring and note taking. • Other coordination support as deemed appropriate by the supervisor. Research support: • Provide research support for background/information materials in support of high-level engagements of TPP Team. • Other research support as deemed appropriate by the supervisor. Operations and Administrative support: • Support the drafting and editing of relevant correspondence. • Support the day-to-day management and activities of the team. • Support the team in preparing data, data models and surveys. • Support the public relations activities of TPP, including social media, Factsheet, and article writing. • Schedule and search for venue for internal meetings and with stakeholders, as required. • Other ad-hoc related duties as assigned. Qualifications/special skills1) Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent); 2) The field of study must be closely related to the type of internship you are applying for; Good knowledge of standard software applications, specifically MS Excel, PowerPoint and Canva if required/desirable. Ability to draft news articles and social media posts is required/desirable. The internship should benefit your future career. Ability to work in an international or culturally diverse environment is required/desirable. Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is required/desirable. Good knowledge of standard software applications, specifically MS Excel and Powerpoint is required. Ability to work in an international or culturally diverse environment is required. Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is required. Ability to draft news articles and social media posts is desirable. The internship should benefit your future career. 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 asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Additional InformationVisa and Work Authorization Mandatory Requirements: For internships in the United States of America, persons who are not United States citizens, permanent residents or on another non-immigrant (such as F1 or J1 visa) status, will be required to obtain a G4 visa. The selected person will be responsible for ensuring that they have a valid visa, and approved employment authorization (CPT/OPT/AT), allowing them to undertake the internship. Potential candidates will be contacted by the Hiring Manager directly for further consideration. A completed online application (Cover Note and Candidate Profile) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Due to a high volume of applications received, only successful candidates will be contacted. 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.