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This internship is UNPAID and is designed to be in person and full-time (35 hours per week), on the United Nations premise (New York, USA). This internship can be adjusted based on the needs of the successful candidate to part-time (20 hours per week) and/or remote. A full time internship is for an initial period of two months, and a part-time internship is for an initial four months. Internships may be extended up to a maximum of six months, depending on the needs of the Division.

This position is located in the Civil Affairs Team in the Policy and Best Practices Service (PBPS), Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training (DEPT) in the Department of Peace Operations (DPO). The Policy, Evaluation and Training Division (DPET) is mandated to develop and disseminate the policy and doctrine guiding the work of Peacekeeping Operations. In addition, the division has the responsibility to evaluate, at the request of the heads of the departments, how those policies are being applied, gather lessons learned and best practices, and use that information to guide the development, coordination and delivery of standardized training, so as to complete the learning cycle.

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DPET is also responsible for developing and maintaining strategic cooperation with various UN and external partners. The Policy and Best Practices Service (PBPS) is part of the Policy Evaluation and Training Division (DPET) of the Department of Peace Operations. It provides support to both DPO and DOS.

The core function of PBPS is to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of peacekeeping operations through the exchange of good practices between missions, the development of guidance material that reflects lessons learned, and thematic policy support in selected areas.

PBPS also leads several reform processes. Responsibilities of this internship will encompass many aspects of the Peacekeeping Policy and Best Practices Service’s work. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in researching topics for Desk reviews, reports and surveys of practice ( ie, lessons learned, Traditional Conflict Resolution Mechanisms; Youth Peace and Security; communal conflict; and community engagement).

• Assist in preparing reports, concept papers, policy documents, talking points, articles and other materials related to the work of the Civil Affairs;

• Assist in the development of strategic communications, presentations and visualizations.

• Assist in preparing newsletters;

• Attending and taking notes at conferences and meetings;

• Assist in servicing conferences and meetings;

• Assist with project management development;

• Proofreading/copyediting of team documents

• Assist in data collection, data analysis as well as information and databases management,

• Explore and propose the use of AI tools (e.g. for summarizing reports, extracting insights from qualitative data, or automating workflows).

• Knowledge of developing and test machine learning and AI tools or methods is an advantage

• Knowledge of low-code/no-code platforms for automating workflows (e.g. PowerApps) and dashboards (e.g. PowerBI and Tableau) is an advantage

• Perform other duties as required

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.