Digital Outreach - Intern

  • Internship, Short-term contract assignment
  • Posted on 13 August 2025
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Job Description

Work Location

  • Incheon City

Expected Duration

  • 2 – 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Build and strengthen the capacity of members and associate members of ESCAP to leverage Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for socio-economic development.
  • Participate in training, knowledge sharing, and multi-stakeholder dialogue and partnership activities.
  • Draft and edit content for public information materials, including social media posts.
  • Propose new projects for the website and social media platforms and identify opportunities to reach a wider audience.
  • Provide assistance in improving the functionality of the website and e-learning page.
  • Assist in checking the website for broken pages or design inconsistencies.
  • Support the development of PHP web pages linked with databases and the extraction of database values in document formats, e.g., Excel spreadsheets.
  • Undertake various research tasks as directed by the supervisor, collecting, analyzing, and presenting statistical data and other information from diverse sources.
  • Create and design reports using dashboards and data visualization tools.
  • Support the production of e-learning courses by reviewing multimedia content and materials.
  • Assist in administrative and substantive support for meetings and conferences, including preparation of background documents, presentations, and logistics.

Qualifications/Special Skills

  • Be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school program (second university degree or higher) or be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor’s degree).
  • Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, commence the internship within one year of graduation.
  • Professional work experience is not required, but a keen interest in project implementation and capacity building is an advantage.
  • Potential candidates will be contacted directly by the hiring manager for further consideration.

Languages

  • Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
  • Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset.
  • Working languages of the UN Secretariat include Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Additional Information

  • Candidates must meet the requirements of Article 101, paragraph 3, of the UN Charter.
  • UN commitment to efficiency, competence, integrity, and respect for international human rights and humanitarian law.
  • No restrictions on eligibility of men and women; equality in participation is guaranteed (UN Charter, Chapter 3, Article 8).
  • The UN Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
  • Applicants must follow instructions carefully on the online recruitment platform, Inspira.
  • Complete and accurate application information is required; incomplete or inaccurate applications may be ineligible.
  • Applications cannot be amended after submission.
  • Candidates under serious consideration may be subject to reference checks.
  • Job openings close at midnight (New York time) on the deadline date.

Intern-Specific Information

  • Interns are unpaid; travel, visas, accommodation, and living expenses are the responsibility of the intern or sponsoring institution.
  • Non-citizen or non-permanent resident interns may need appropriate visas and work/employment authorization.
  • Successful candidates should confirm visa requirements before accepting the internship offer

Deadline : Sep 12, 2025

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