Intern - Archivist

This internship offers experience in archival processing and reference work at the UN Library & Archives Geneva. The intern will contribute to metadata provision, participate in reference services, and assist with archival description and re-boxing activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide metadata in the UN Archives Geneva platform
• Participate in the reference services in the UN Archives Geneva Reading Room
• Participate in the activities of the Archives Management Unit depending on interest and capacities
• Perform archival description
• Presence in the reading room
• Archives re-boxing
• Other activities with the team depending on interest and opportunity

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher)
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent)
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience
• A field of study closely related to the type of internship applied for is required
• 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
• Experience in archival processes is desirable
• Experience in drafting news articles and/or social media posts is desirable
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage

Skills

• Archival Processing
• Reference Services
• Metadata Provision
• Archival Description
• Archival Re-boxing
• Drafting News Articles
• Social Media Content Creation
• English Language

Languages

English, French