Internet Governance Internship

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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).”
• 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 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.

Qualifications/Special Skills

• Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
  • Be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school program (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
  • Be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).

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

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

Deadline: March 18, 2025

About the Organization

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. The Department works in three main interlinked areas: it compiles, generates and analyses a wide range of economic, social and environmental data and information on which Member States of the United Nations draw to review common problems and to take stock of policy options; it facilitates the negotiations of Member States in many intergovernmental bodies on joint courses of action to address ongoing or emerging global challenges; and it advises interested Governments on the ways and means of translating policy frameworks developed in United Nations conferences and summits into programmes at the country level and, through technical assistance, helps build national capacities.