Work Location
Home-based/Vienna HQ
Expected duration
17.06.24 - 16.09.24 This internship is for a minimum 3 months with the possibility of extension up to 6 months.The duration and modality can be adjusted on request of the successful candidate.
Duties and Responsibilities
The internship is located in the Geospatial Analysis and Programme Delivery Section (GPS), Research and Analysis Branch (RAB), Division for Public Affairs (DPA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna (Austria). The intern will work under the direct supervision of Professional staff of the section. The selected intern will report to the Research Officer responsible for research on the illicit tobacco trade, Geospatial Analysis and Programme Delivery Section (GPS), with guidance from Data Analytics and Statistics Section (DASS). The intern will focus on the creation of a global tobacco seizures database, which was piloted last year. This task will involve the identification, processing, validation and de-duplication of individual seizure events. These seizure incidents will be derived from web-scraping, seizures made by agencies associated with the UNODC Passenger and Cargo Border Team, and official sources. The work will include enhancing design of the database, coding procedures for incorporation of data in different formats, and recruitment of new data. It is intended that the final product be used to monitor the development of the global illicit market and to understand the impact of policy interventions. The internship is UNPAID and interns work five days per week (full time - 40 hours). For more information on UNODC, please visit the following website: www.unodc.org
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). Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include 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. 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. Studies in the field of social sciences, criminology, epidemiology, statistics, economics, data science, information technology, mathematics or equivalent are required. Ability to interact diplomatically with national enforcement and statistical agencies is required. Knowledge of R, Python, Stata and MS Access is desirable. Experience with public health statistical data is desirable. Experience with web scraping data is desirable.
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 an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
Candidates who wish to travel to Vienna for the UN Internship Programme are required to cover the cost of travel including visa, accommodation, health insurance and other living expenses for the duration of the internship. Will you be able to cover all the above-mentioned expenses? Have you completed a UN Internship before? If yes, please include the UN entity as well as concrete dates? A completed online application (Cover Note and Personal History Profile) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. In your Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences, IT skills, and three references. The Cover Note must include: - Name of university and title of degree you are currently pursuing - Graduation date (when you expect to graduate from the programme) - A listing of IT skills and programmes that you are proficient in. - An explanation why you are the best candidate for an internship with the Studies and Threat Analysis Section. - An explanation of your interest in the work of UNODC, in particular in UNODC’s research. Applicants must attach to their application documentary evidence of continuing matriculation to a university degree programme in a graduate/post-graduate school during the planned period of internship with UNODC/RAB (i.e. an official letter of confirmation from a university). Due to the high volume of applications received, only successful candidates will be contacted.
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.
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