Research and Communication - Intern (Hybrid)

Job Description

Work Location

• Flexible (Hybrid, all remote, or in-person)

Expected Duration

• 3 months
• Desired start date: 13 November 2025, or sooner

Duties and Responsibilities

• Duration of internship: 3 months, full-time (35 hours per week), on UN premises in New York, USA.
• • Can be adjusted to part-time (20 hours/week) and/or remote based on candidate needs.
• Work with the Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) team of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) to support Monitoring & Evaluation initiatives, global data generation on PBF results, and programmatic overview.

I. Evaluation

• Record project evaluations uploaded to the MPTF Gateway or received by email in the internal PBF evaluation tracker and disseminate to the PBF website.
• Track overdue project evaluations.
• Support portfolio evaluations, including data and document collection for inception phase and consolidation of Reference Groups’ comments.
• Prepare summaries and social media content on key evaluation findings.
• Organize evaluation validation meetings and brown bag sessions.
• Extract results from PBF project and portfolio evaluations to populate Microsoft Lists database.
• Support impact evaluations and peacebuilding “Deep Dive” exercises, including research and communication outputs.

II. PBF M&E Peer Support Group

• Support meeting preparation (invitations, presentations, alignment of English/French/Spanish versions).
• Develop and update a repository of M&E tools and good practices from PBF practitioners.
• Maintain communication lists (email and WhatsApp).

III. Dashboard Peacebuilding Priorities and SDGs Coding

• Support implementation of the new coding method by project teams.
• Conduct learning sessions/training for PBF HQ staff.

IV. Other Emerging Tasks

• Support knowledge management and development of knowledge products.
• Manually update Microsoft Lists database with new PBF project results and assign relevant themes.
• Assist in report preparation, summaries, and meeting notes.
• Support communication and reporting tasks as needed.

Qualifications/Special Skills

• Must meet one of the following:
• • Enrolled in or completed a graduate school programme (Master’s or higher).
  • Enrolled in or completed the final year of a first university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent).
• Field of study should be closely related to the internship type.
• Students in Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. programmes are eligible.
• Official proof of enrollment or degree completion must be provided at application stage.

Languages

• English and French are UN working languages.
• Fluency in spoken and written English required.
• Knowledge of an additional UN language is an asset (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish).

Additional Information

• UN Secretariat promotes 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity; female candidates strongly encouraged.
• Applicants who have already completed six months as an intern in the UN Common System are ineligible.
• Applicants related to active UN staff (children, siblings, spouses, in-laws) are ineligible.
• Motivational Statement must indicate preferred start date and include:
• • Title of degree currently pursuing
  • Graduation date
  • Explanation of suitability for this internship
  • Interest in the UN Internship Programme
• Personal History Profile should include past work experience, IT skills, and three references.

Intern Specific Text

• Internship is UNPAID.
• Travel, visa, accommodation, and living expenses are the responsibility of the intern or sponsoring institution.
• Non-citizens/permanent residents may require appropriate visa/work authorization.

Deadline : Oct 30, 2025