Programme Management and Communications Intern

Job Description

Work Location: Geneva

Expected duration: 6 months.

Start date: as soon as possible.

Duties and Responsibilities

The internship is located in the Office of the Secretariat of the UN Secretary-Generals Special Envoy for Road Safety (Special Envoy), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in Geneva.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake research to support identification of potential partners and to inform activities of the Special Envoy;
• Draft articles, briefing notes and other outreach communications to help raise visibility of the global road safety crisis;
• Undertake research on initiatives that illustrate the nexus between road safety and other SDGs;
• Support the events, campaigns, projects and activities planned for the Special Envoy;
• Support the relevant activities on social media;
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications/special skills

Candidates must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelors level or equivalent).

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required.

Additional Information

Not available.

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 : Mar 2, 2026