Intern - Protocol Office

The internship is located in the Office of the Director-General/Office of the Executive Director, United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna (Austria). The intern will assist in protocol services including liaising with Host Country and Permanent Missions, managing protocol databases, drafting documentation, and supporting special events and visits.

Responsibilities

• Assist in liaising with Host Country and Permanent Missions on accreditation and protocol matters.
• Assist in managing and updating various protocol databases.
• Assist in drafting and review of office documentation.
• Assist during special events and meetings as well as during visits of high-level counterparts to UNOV/UNODC.
• Perform other ad-hoc assignments subject to the exigencies of service.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Be computer literate in standard software applications, especially MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• Have a demonstrated 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 try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• 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 recently 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 is an advantage.

Skills

• Protocol Services
• Liaison with Permanent Missions
• Protocol Database Management
• Drafting Documentation
• Event Support
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• Computer Literacy
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Fluency in English

Languages

English, French