Organization: UN Location: China Type: Full Time Close on:  10 Feb 2023

About Organization:

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1945 with the purpose of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international cooperation, and harmonizing the actions of nations. It is active around the world, tackling issues such as terrorism, climate change, and pandemics. The UN system includes its specialized agencies and is represented by a logo created by a team of designers led by Oliver Lincoln Lundquist in 1946. Is this accurate? You can apply for International Social & Environmental Safeguards Specialist/China/2023

About UN Paid Internships – ADMINISTRATION

Depending on the demands of the division or office, the internship lasts for two to six months. The internship is full-time and UNPAID. Under the supervision of a staff member in the division or office to which they are assigned, interns work five days a week for a total of forty hours. The UN Country Team in China, which consists of all UN organizations present in China, is led by the UN Resident Coordinator. The Resident Coordinators System (RCS) creates with the aim of bringing together various UN agencies in order to increase operational activities’ efficiency and effectiveness at the national level. This will help the UN become a more relevant and trustworthy partner for governments, especially by forming and strengthening these partnerships for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN Country Team and UN Resident Coordinator’s tasks and responsibilities supportes by the UN Resident Coordinators Office (RCO). The UN Country Team (UNCT) and its many interagency working bodies, such as theme groups, are supported in their interagency coordination efforts by the RCO.

Required Qualifications UN Paid Internships – ADMINISTRATION

Education:

• enrolled in or have successfully completed a graduate program (second university degree or higher or equivalent); or
• a first university degree program (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent) must be in its last academic year or in progress.

Experience: No working experience requires to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advanced course work, or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. Languages: The working languages of the United Nations Secretariat are English and French. For the internship program, fluency in both spoken and written English is necessary. An asset is having knowledge of another UN official language.

Note

NO STAGE OF THE HIRING PROCESS IS CHARGED BY THE UNITED NATIONS FOR FEES (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). The information on applicants’ bank accounts is unimportant to the United Nations.

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