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UN dedicated staff work to protect and assist people fleeing conflict and persecution at a time when global forced displacement is at a record high. Our colleagues bring a wide range of specialized skills, including expertise in legal protection, administration, community services, public affairs, health and other disciplines.
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If you are a person with a disability and you expect you may face challenges during the recruitment process, you can indicate it in your application form.
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Adjustments for candidates with disabilities will be provided as best as possible and as needed upon request.
All candidates will be assessed based on meeting the requirements for each vacancy in relation to experience, skills, and education.
The second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Tunis on 16-18 November 2005 requested the Secretary-General to convene “a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue – the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
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” The mandate of the IGF, as outlined in Paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, is to discuss the main public policy issues related to Internet governance in order to foster sustainability, robustness, security, stability, and development of the Internet. This internship is located in the IGF Secretariat, based at the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG). The intern will support the team in technical and program facilitation and assist with the further development of the annual IGF meeting and IGF intersessional activities, including capacity development. The intern’s tasks will include:
• Providing support to the IGF’s program platforms, such as the interactive scheduling system, bilateral room reservation system, and remote participation setup.
• Supporting technical and substantive actions related to the IGF website functions and design.
• Assisting with the functionality of the IGF web application.
• Supporting the implementation of the social media campaign.
• Assisting in the delivery of training for remote participation support staff.
• Compiling annual participation statistics and media analysis.
• Creating, implementing, and analyzing surveys and polls in support of intersessional work and national and regional IGF initiatives.
• Supporting interface design or layout of final IGF output documents.
• Assisting with other program components related to intersessional work and the annual meeting.
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 official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Applicants must meet one of the following criteria: (a) Be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school program (second university degree or equivalent, or higher). (b) Be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
