Expected duration
3 to 6 months 01 April 2026
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the internship position encompass all aspects of the Directorate’s work. These responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Assist in analyzing international, regional, and domestic legal instruments. Assist in preparing background documents and talking points for meetings, assessment visits and other events. Assist in gathering information to complete CTED’s stocktaking exercises. Support the preparation of documents for meetings with Member States' Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York, as well as for the organization of CTED meetings and seminars. Monitor relevant Security Council meetings and produce timely, concise briefing notes. Monitor and synthesize daily news related to terrorism-linked activities, security incidents, emerging threats, and broader developments with relevance to CTED’s mandate across Africa.
Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must be enrolled in or have completed a graduate degree programme in law (e.g. LLB, JD, LLM, PhD), international affairs, or political science.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. For this internship, fluency in written and spoken English is required, proficiency in French is desirable. Proficiency in another United Nations language is desirable.
Additional Information
Not available.
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.
