Brief details about UN jobs in Geneva – INTERN – ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS:
- Organization: UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
- Location: UN jobs in Geneva
- Grade: Internship – Intern
- Occupational Groups:
- Environment
- Closing Date: 2023-07-05
About UNEP:
Information about the organization that has offered the job UN jobs in Geneva – INTERN – ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an association established in 1972 to guide and harmonize environmental activities within the United Nations (UN) system. UNEP works closely with its 193 Member States and agents from civil society, businesses, and other major groups and stakeholders to address environmental challenges via the UN Environment Assembly, the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. UNEP advances international cooperation on environmental issues, provides guidance to UN organizations, and encourages the international scientific neighborhood to participate in formulating policy for many of the UN’s environmental projects. UNEP’s efforts are focused on varying the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and corruption and waste to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal.
Tasks of UN jobs in Geneva – INTERN – ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS:
- Support in the work connecting to the reporting under Basel and Stockholm Conventions;
- Aid on TA coordination related activities that includes updating of the website, preparing presentations, evaluation forms, doing assessments, etc.;
- Help in providing technical assistance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (workshop preparations, data analysis, online training etc.);
- Aid in the various ongoing and upcoming projects on plastic waste projects;
- Asset in the work areas relating to PCB, PBDE, waste containing nanomaterials, synergies and international cooperation;
- Help in the areas of BAT/BEP activities, Chairs’ training and effectiveness evaluation, the works include preparations for face to face and or online meetings/webinars, website updates, expert roster maintenance, preparation of slides, promotional materials, feedback forms, certificates, note taking, onsite support etc;
- Aid in the launching of the MOOC, the webinar sessions, and online training on e-waste;
- Other areas as may be designated.
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Qualifications of UN jobs in Geneva – INTERN – ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS:
- Be enlisted in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
- Be enlisted in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum
Bachelor’s level or equivalent). - Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year term of graduation.
- Be computer literate in standard software applications.
- Preferred area of study: Environmental science, environmental management including chemicals and waste management, environmental toxicology, environmental engineering, environmental chemistry, chemistry or natural science.
- Have illustrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
- Have a illustrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Work Experience
- No working experience is needed to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
Languages
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this
internship, fluency in oral and written English is needed. Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.
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