Intern

The Statistics intern positions are in various branches within the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), based in New York. Interns contribute to statistical projects supporting data collection, analysis, dissemination, and visualization within the division. The internship is unpaid, full-time, and designed to be in person with possible flexible arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Create research and written contributions for drafting of reports and other documents.
• Create software prototypes using programming languages such as Python.
• Produce inputs for outreach efforts including social media content.
• Assist in designing, organizing, planning and managing the collection, evaluation, analysis, compilation, dissemination, and visualization of statistical data.
• Assist in developing, implementing and managing statistical database(s) and dashboards.
• Assist in training and technical support on data collection programmes, country practices, and other related information.
• Perform methodological research as inputs for technical documentation.
• Prepare draft technical documents for international, intergovernmental and expert group meetings, and assist in drafting relevant reports.
• Assist in the organization of seminars, working groups, and expert meetings.
• Assist with communication, data storytelling and data visualization (infographics) and outreach efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or 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 should have good knowledge of standard software, especially MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Teams.
• Ability to draft and edit news articles, email newsletters, webinar concept notes, blogs and/or social media posts is desirable.
• Ability to analyze and visualize data, work with databases, and design surveys and polls is desirable.
• Ability to develop software in Python or similar programming languages is desirable.
• 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.
• 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

• MS Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• SharePoint Development
• Teams
• News Article Drafting
• Email Newsletter Writing
• Webinar Concept Note
• Blog Writing
• Social Media Content Creation
• Data Analysis
• Data Visualization
• Database Management
• Survey Design
• Poll Design
• Python Programming

Languages

English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish