Work Location
In person and/or Remote
Expected duration
3 months, with a possibility of extension to 6 months in total. Desired start date is 1 December 2026.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office (PBPSO) in the departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) supports nationally owned efforts to prevent conflict, build and sustain peace, and strengthen the United Nations' integrated response to peacebuilding and peace support priorities. The Office supports the Peacebuilding Commission, manages the Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), advances strategic partnerships, and provides specialized expertise in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, security sector reform, rule of law, justice and corrections.
This internship is located in the Communications team of the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office (PBPSO) in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and Peacekeeping Operations (DPO).
RESPONSABILITIES: The Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office (PBPSO) seeks to recruit an intern to contribute to a communications and advocacy project focused on developing digital storytelling and social media campaign materials to highlight the United Nations’ work on prevention, peacebuilding and peace support, including the impact of initiatives supported by the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund. Tasks will include:
- Conduct research and prepare draft stories highlighting the results and impact of Peacebuilding Fund-supported initiatives for potential publication on PBPSO digital platforms.
- Contribute to a multimedia storytelling project by researching, identifying and compiling photographs, video footage and other visual materials illustrating peacebuilding initiatives.
- Research and propose creative content ideas, including draft social media posts and visual concepts, for specific communications campaigns, events and international observances related to prevention, peacebuilding and peace support.
- Undertake a project to review, categorize and catalogue selected photographs, illustrations and video materials for a thematic multimedia collection highlighting the work of the Peacebuilding Fund.
The Office strives to offer interns an opportunity to work independently with substantive issues. The intern will be encouraged to actively explore relevant training options from the wide range of training courses being offered on an on-going basis to UN staff at Headquarters.
The intern will report to the Public Information Officer.
Qualifications/special skills
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). Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work. experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying 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 completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of French and/ or Spanish is an asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. Applicants who have previously served six months, in total, as an intern in one or more UN Common Systems cannot be engaged as an intern. Applicants who are children, siblings, and sons or daughters-in-law (including stepchildren, half-siblings, or stepsiblings) of an active staff member in a UN Common System cannot be engaged as an intern. In your Motivational Statement, please indicate when you would like to start your internship. Please note that the start and end dates are flexible. A complete online application is required. reviewed. The Motivational Statement must also include:
- Title of degree you are currently pursuing.
- Graduation Date (When will you be graduating/have graduated from the programme?)
- Explain why you are the best candidate for this specific internship
- Explain your interest in the United Nations Internship Programme
In your online Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences, IT skills, and three references.
Intern Specific text
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. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
