Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Intern

The internship supports the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section of UNODC in research, preparation of publications, correspondence, and assistance in technical assistance missions and events. The position is designed for students or recent graduates interested in crime prevention and criminal justice reform within the UN framework.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on political and legal aspects of crime prevention and criminal justice reform.
• Contribute to the preparation of UNODC publications, background notes, reports, briefing materials, presentations.
• Prepare correspondences with Member State governments, talking points and speeches.
• Assist in staff members' preparation of technical assistance missions, workshops, meetings, high-level events and conferences, including support to field offices.
• Attend and take notes at various meetings.
• Perform other tasks as necessary.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent).
• Be computer literate in standard software applications such as MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Teams.
• Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience but must have a field of study closely related to the internship type.
• Knowledge of Canva, Adobe or other design tools is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Research
• Publication Preparation
• Correspondence
• Technical Assistance
• Crime Prevention
• Criminal Justice System Reform
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Excel
• MS Teams
• Canva
• Adobe
• Computer Literacy

Languages

English, French