United Nations Global Compact Internship for Young Professionals 2017

The UN Global Compact offers internship opportunities in its New York office. The UN Global Compact pursues two complementary objectives: (1) making the UN Global Compact and its principles part of business strategy and operations everywhere; and (2) facilitating cooperation among key stakeholders by promoting partnerships and other collective action in support of UN goals.

United Nations Global Compact Internship
Duties

• Depending on their level of experience and training, UN Global Compact interns will:
• Conduct research relating to the topic of corporate citizenship, especially on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption;
• Draft and edit publications, papers and other documents;
• Liaise with Global Compact stakeholders on key corporate citizenship topics;
• Support the organization of meetings and events;
• Assist with outreach activities;
• Handle email and other inquiries;
• Assist in the implementation of the Global Compact’s integrity measures;
• Perform administrative tasks as assigned.

• Summer / Fall: August to November (with a possible extension to December)
• Winter / Spring: January to May (with a possible extension to June)

• Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree programme (bachelors or second university degree, or higher) at the time of application and during the internship; or
• Under some circumstances, applicants may have graduated within less than one year to commence a UN internship.