Information Management/Library Intern

The intern will support the Library and the Communications and Knowledge Management Section team in various tasks related to library, information, and knowledge management to raise the visibility of library resources among staff and clients and ESCAP work among key stakeholders and the public. This internship is unpaid for a minimum of 3 months and maximum of 6 months and designed to be full-time 5 days per week (37.5 hours per week).

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the library’s digitization efforts.
• Taking part in the library’s information management, knowledge management, and digital asset management tasks and initiatives.
• Assisting in collection management activities (shelving, weeding, etc.).
• Assisting in reference and circulation services.
• Cataloguing books, serials and multimedia materials in the library’s integrated library system (ILS) and institutional repository.
• Designing and publishing publicity and training materials on the library’s e-resources, services and ESCAP publications, including online brochures, streaming video presentations, and curated email updates.
• Performing other related work, as required.

Requirements

• 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 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.
• Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
• Studied library science or information technology/management is desirable.
• Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required for the internship programme.
• Knowledge of French is desirable.
• Knowledge of an additional ESCAP working language (Russian) is an asset.

Skills

• Library Sciences
• Information Management
• Knowledge Management
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams
• Information Technology
• Library Resource Management
• Communications Skills

Languages

English, French