​​Intern: Social Affairs​​

Job Description

Work Location: Incheon city (In-Person Full-time)

Expected duration: 3 to 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The internship opportunity at the ESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (SRO-ENEA) located in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea, spans a minimum duration of three months, with the possibility of extension up to six months as deemed necessary by the office.

This internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week, totaling 40 hours per week, under the supervision of a designated staff member in their assigned team.

Intern responsibilities involve dynamic and varied tasks related to social affairs. This includes contributing to event organization, research, and planning activities as well as other related initiatives, including research on SDG progress and ageing population trends of the East and North East Asia subregion. Duties include a range of tasks, including but not limited to:

• Attending and summarizing meetings with resource persons and partners on initiatives and discussions related to social affairs;
• Reviewing and analyzing literature and policies related to urban innovation, social entrepreneurship, and SDG progress of the subregion;
• Assisting in the planning and implementation of events and meetings in the Social Affairs and Economic Affairs;
• Supporting research on youth entrepreneurship trends and relevant policies, and providing assistance in drafting and preparing official documents for CITYPRENEURS initiatives;
• Conducting follow-up research on the ageing population and its implications for policies in East and Nort East Asia subregion, leveraging digital technology to enhance insights for subregional strategies;
• Providing logistical and organizational support during events and workshop.
• Supporting the management of social media handles and providing communications support, including drafting content, promoting initiatives and events, and coordinating outreach related to social affairs activities.

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 bachelors 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.

Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Masters or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelors, Masters 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.

Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Teams.

Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts is desirable.

Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.

Experience in organizing events such as conferences and workshops is desirable.

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 official UN language is an advantage.

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

Additional Information

The United Nations Core Competencies include:

• Communication: Ability to draft clearly and concisely, good written and oral language skills.
• Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different national and cultural backgrounds to achieve organizational goals.
• Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be ‘clients’ and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view.

DEADLINE: Feb 15, 2026