Intern - Advocacy

The intern will contribute to the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat advocacy working area, assisting in organizing events, drafting communications, supporting advocacy activities, and providing logistical and administrative support. This role supports the UN-Habitat's mission to promote sustainable urbanization and localize the 2030 Agenda.

Responsibilities

• Assist in organizing and planning events and workshops by preparing necessary documentation, including concepts, agendas, talking points, briefing notes for moderators and speakers, and logistical guidelines.
• Aid in the drafting of event descriptions aligned with the Local2030 Coalition’s advocacy strategy and Road to processes.
• Support invitations for events by drafting communications, maintaining tracking spreadsheets, and ensuring accurate follow-up.
• Assist with the development of key messages and briefing materials to support the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat, Co-chairs, members, and partners related to advocacy activities.
• Support the development of presentations and other materials for events and meetings.
• Provide logistical support for events, including setup, speaker coordination, and technical arrangements.
• Assist with travel logistics for the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat and event speakers as needed.
• Aid in taking meeting notes, drafting reports and minutes, document filing and database management, and track follow-up actions for events and meetings.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), or be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), or have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have 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.
• Preferred areas of study: Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, or other relevant areas.
• 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.
• 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.
• Applicants must possess an excellent command of English and Spanish with strong writing skills.
• Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Event Organization
• Advocacy Activities
• Drafting Communications
• Logistical Support
• Administrative Support
• Writing Skills
• Bilingual Communication English Spanish

Languages

English, Spanish