Political Affairs Intern: Peacekeeping Knowledge Management and Guidance

This internship is located in the Knowledge Management and Guidance Team in the Policy and Best Practices Service (PBPS), Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training (DPET) in the Department of Peace Operations (DPO). The intern will support the team with research, communications, data analysis, event servicing, information management, and preparation of various reports and guidance materials related to peacekeeping operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in conducting research on issues related to peacekeeping, including knowledge management.
• Assist in the development of strategic communications and multimedia, presentations and visualizations, and data analysis.
• Attend and take notes at events, conferences and meetings.
• Assist in preparing reports, concept papers, policy documents, talking points, articles and other materials related to the work of the team.
• Assist in servicing conferences, meetings, and workshops (including online events/webinars).
• Assist in information management, including maintaining databases, such as the Policy and Practice Database.
• Assist in preparing internal communications, including newsletters, podcasts, videos, one-pagers and other documents.
• Support on other guidance and learning products, including after-action reviews.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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 or research knowledge on peacekeeping missions, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and/or humanitarian settings is desirable.
• Foundational knowledge/background in producing professional communications products is desirable.
• Knowledge/background in statistics for social sciences, and use of various software for data analysis and data visualization (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, EFM Verint, Power BI, SharePoint) or related field is desirable.
• Familiarity with AI tools and technologies (such as Microsoft Copilot, generative AI applications, AI agents, and AI-assisted workflows) is desirable, including the ability to use them to support research, drafting, data analysis, and process efficiency.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage.

Skills

• Peacekeeping Research
• International Organization Knowledge
• Humanitarian Context Knowledge
• Professional Communications
• Data Analysis
• Data Visualization
• Excel
• Power Point
• EFM Verint
• Power BI
• SharePoint Development
• AI Tools Usage
• Microsoft Copilot
• Generative AI
• AI-assisted Workflows
• Report Preparation
• Information Management
• Event Servicing

Languages

English, French