INTERN - Library Services and Knowledge Management

The Library Services Section of the UN Library & Archives Geneva seeks interns to gain experience managing library collections and conducting research to support Library products and services. Interns will contribute to metadata provision, reference services, and legal research in a multicultural intergovernmental organization environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to providing metadata for the Library’s collections and research products.
• Participate in the reference services in the UN Library Geneva reading rooms.
• Conduct legal research as part of internship duties.
• Contribute to various projects and tasks of the Library Services team.

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).
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.
• Knowledge of French is desirable.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage.
• 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.

Skills

• Library Collection Management
• Metadata Provision
• Reference Services
• Legal Research
• Research Support
• Multicultural Environment Experience
• English Fluency
• French Knowledge
• UN Language Knowledge

Languages

English, French