Programme Management - Intern

Job Description

Work Location

• Beijing

Expected Duration

• 2–3 months

Duties and Responsibilities

• ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) promotes sustainable, inclusive development and regional connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region.
• As a regional development arm of the UN Secretariat, ESCAP supports its members through:
  • Policy-oriented research and analysis
  • Normative support
  • Technical assistance and capacity-building
• The Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM), based in Beijing, is a regional ESCAP institute with the mandate to:
  • Promote technical cooperation among ESCAP members and other interested UN member States
  • Facilitate information exchange, knowledge sharing, and R&D in sustainable agricultural mechanization
  • Support achievement of internationally agreed development goals, including the SDGs
• The internship is:
  • UNPAID and full-time
  • Minimum duration: 2 months, extendable up to 6 months
  • Work schedule: 5 days/week (37.5 hours)
  • Supervised by a staff member in the assigned division or office
• Responsibilities may include:
  • Supporting ongoing projects
  • Assisting in social media outreach
  • Providing administrative support
  • Preparing presentations
  • Consolidating and sorting data

Qualifications/Special Skills

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

Languages

• Working languages of the UN Secretariat: English and French
• Fluency in English is required for this internship

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 the intern or their sponsoring institution.
• Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the internship location may need to obtain appropriate visa and work/employment authorization.
• Successful candidates should confirm visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

Deadline : Aug 7, 2025