Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 247852
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Protocol
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : GENEVA
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Geneva
Date Posted : Nov 20, 2024
Deadline : Dec 20, 2024
Details：https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/247852?language=en
Work Location
SWITZERLAND
Expected duration
3 to 6 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The internship is located in the Protocol and Liaison Service of the Office of the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) with an expected start date as of 8 January 2024, for a duration of a minimum of three and maximum of six months. The intern will work directly with the Chief of Protocol and the Senior Protocol Assistant to provide assistance with following tasks: Responsibilities:
1.Preparation and coordination of activities of the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, when visiting Geneva.
2.Preparation for the participation of Heads of State/Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs, and other high-level officials to meetings at UNOG.
3.Organization of luncheons/dinners/receptions and other social events hosted by the Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, and the Director-General.
4.Arranging Credential and Nomination ceremonies for Permanent Representative-designates / Permanent Observer-designates.
5.Updating and publishing of the“Blue Book“- a listing of diplomatic members of permanent missions and permanent observer missions accredited to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
6.Issuance of United Nations passes for personnel of permanent missions of Member States and permanent observer missions accredited to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
7.Responding to e-mail and telephone enquiries.
Qualifications/special skills
Applicants 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). Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, and MS Teams is required. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor's, Master's or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage, is required. Ability to draft communication materials is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in English OR French is required for the internship. Knowledge of any additional official UN language is an asset.
联合国日内瓦办事处(日内瓦办事处)充当秘书长在日内瓦的代表机构,并在日内瓦的各个常驻代表团、东道国政府和其他政府、政府间和非政府组织及研究和学术机构,以及联合国共同系统设在日内瓦的其他组织之间,担任代表和联络的任务;促进机构间的合作及与区域组织之间的合作;为联合国人权事务高级专员办事处提供行政和其他支助事务;管理在日内瓦的联合国设施,并向在日内瓦和其他地点举行的联合国会议提供会议服务,并根据长期或特别安排,向各专门机构提供此种服务。
