Economic Affairs Intern

1 week ago

New York, New York, United States UN - United Nations Full time
Work Location

New York

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities


The Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action.

Its work is guided by the universal, integrated and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 associated targets adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015.

The Economic Analysis and Policy Division (EAPD) provides research and policy analysis on global macroeconomic trends and prospects, frontier issues, emerging issues, and issues associated with countries in special situations, in the broad context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

EAPD also serves as the Secretariat to the Committee for Development Policy, an independent advisory body to the Economic and Social Council which provides recommendations on cross-cutting development issues and reviews the status of countries in the least developed country (LDC) category.

EAPD manages capacity development projects in developing countries, providing assistance through research, training and workshops. The intern will report to the Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division in DESA.

The intern will work in the core team to support production of the UN's flagship publication World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP).

She/he will provide quantitative and qualitative research inputs on macroeconomic topics and policy issues. The intern will work daily with the supervisor in the conduct of research.

Depending on the intern's background and assignments in the branch, duties and tasks may include, but are not limited to:

  • Conduct background research and literature reviews on latest macroeconomic developments, policies (monetary, fiscal, industrial, financing, trade) and sustainable development.
  • Conduct quantitative data analysis, including identifying and collecting macroeconomic data from primary and secondary sources, visualizing data, and conducting basic economic modelling;
  • Assist in updating and improving the economic models managed by the Branch;
  • Support the team in their day-to-day activities and tasks. This may include, for example servicing requests for information; support for developing presentations and updating databases;
  • Prepare a presentation on the work or the findings and outcomes of the internship to the branch's staff. This internship is designed to be full time and in-person but can be adjusted based on request by the successful candidate.
Qualifications/special skills


Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent).

Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams. Working knowledge of statistical/econometric software such as Stata or R is desirable

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

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.

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