Internship: Programme Management

Job Description

Job Opening ID: 270171
Job Network : -
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : GENEVA
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Geneva
Date Posted : Jan 8, 2026
Deadline : Feb 6, 2026

Work Location: SWITZERLAND

Expected duration: 6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The Beyond Lab, located within the Office of the Director-General, is UN Geneva’s multi-stakeholder space leading social innovation for long-term sustainability.

Under the responsibility of the Chief of Beyond Lab, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Research and Policy Analysis
  • Conduct research on evolving sustainable development concepts and trends to inform the Lab’s innovative approaches to long-term sustainability.
  • Contribute to policy and programming discussions by supporting one or more of the Lab’s thematic focus areas.
  • Assist in synthesizing research insights to help develop briefing materials, reports, talking points, and correspondence related to key intergovernmental processes.
• Project Management and Social Innovation
  • Support the Lab’s project management activities, including assisting with the development and implementation of one or more of the Lab’s key initiatives.
  • Assist in organizing and facilitating events, workshops, and other convening activities to engage key stakeholders in discussions around the Lab’s main initiatives.
  • Contribute to reporting requirements by preparing narrative reports for various partners, ensuring accurate and timely.
  • Help identify opportunities to apply social innovation strategies, design thinking, and futures thinking to the Labs projects, with the aim of driving long-term transformative impact on sustainable development.
  • Help plan and facilitate team ideation sessions focused on prototyping, testing, and iterating novel ideas and experimental approaches.
• Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Support the development of promotional materials and content to generate interest in the Labs focus areas and key initiatives.
  • Assist in drafting and editing content for the Labs website, social media channels, and other communication platforms.
  • Help create visuals, graphics, and other design elements using tools such as Canva to enhance the Labs communication efforts.
• Collaboration and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
  • Participate in meetings with key partners and stakeholders, including governments, UN system agencies, civil society organizations, and private sector representatives.
  • Assist in partnership-building efforts by leveraging the Labs ecosystem approach and supporting the development of collaboration opportunities with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelors degree or equivalent).

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 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), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s 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.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the internship advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage.

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.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

DEADLINE: February 6, 2026