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Research and Communication Intern
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA)
I-1 Intern Internship
Close on 31 Oct 2025
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Job Description
Work Location
Flexible (Hybrid, all remote, or in-person)
Expected duration
3 months. Desired start date is 13 November 2025, or sooner.
Duties and Responsibilities
The duration of the internship is for three (3) months with a possibility of extension. This internship is UNPAID in person and full-time (35 hours per week), on the United Nations premise working arrangement from (New York, USA). This internship is designed to be full-time and in-person but can be adjusted based on the needs of the successful candidate to part-time (20 hours per week) and/or remote. The intern will work with the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) team of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) to support initiatives for Monitoring & Evaluation, generation of global data on PBF results and programmatic overview for the Fund as a whole. I. Evaluation -Ensure timely recording of the project evaluations uploaded to the MPTF Gateway webpage and/or received by email, to the internal PBF evaluation tracker and dissemination of those evaluations to the PBF website. -Support the regular tracking of overdue project evaluations. -Support the Portfolio evaluations, notably with the data & documents collection for the inception phase and the consolidation of the Reference Groups comments to the deliverables. -Prepare summaries and social media contents about the key findings of the evaluations. -Support the organization of the evaluation validation meetings and brown bags sessions -Extract results from PBF project and portfolio evaluations to populate Microsoft Lists database. - Support impact evaluations and peacebuilding “Deep Dive” exercises, as required, including supporting research based on the reports, and assisting in the development of communication outputs PBF M&E Peer Support Group -Support the meeting preparation (Invitation, presentations, alignment between the English/ French and Spanish versions) -Support the development and regular updates of a repository of M&E tools and good practices from the Peacebuilding M&E practitioners. -Ensure regular updates of the communication lists (email and WhatsApp) II. Dashboard Peacebuilding Priorities and SDGs coding. Specific responsibilities include: Support the implementation of the new coding method by the project teams. Support the projects teams with learning sessions/training for PBF HQ staff III. Assist the PBF DMEL team with other emerging tasks. -Knowledge management: Support the development of knowledge products -Reporting: manually add new PBF project results' blurbs from various sources such as past annual SG Reports on PBF, assigning relevant themes, to the Microsoft Lists database, to be used for requests for PBF project examples. -Support the preparation of reports and communications -Summarize report, take meeting notes.
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 United Nations 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 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.
Languages
English 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 UN language is an asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. Applicants who have previously served six months, in total, as an intern in one or more UN Common Systems cannot be engaged as an intern. Applicants who are children, siblings, and sons or daughters-in-law (including stepchildren, half-siblings, or stepsiblings) of an active staff member in a UN Common System cannot be engaged as an intern. In your Motivational Statement, please indicate when you would like to start your internship. Please note that the start and end dates are flexible. A complete online application is required. reviewed. The Motivational Statement must also include: • Title of degree you are currently pursuing. • Graduation Date (When will you be graduating/have graduated from the programme?) • Explain why you are the best candidate for this specific internship • Explain your interest in the United Nations Internship Programme In your online Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences, IT skills, and three references.
Intern Specific text
Interns 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 Fee
THE 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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