Economic Affairs Intern

Support UNCTAD’s Regional Office for Africa with economic research, stakeholder engagement and programme development. The intern will disseminate research, organize briefings, analyse African policy issues, draft concepts and reports, compile statistics, track regional initiatives and maintain office databases.

Department: Regional Office for Africa / Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes

• Support dissemination of UNCTAD research and organize stakeholder briefings
• Draft concept notes and project proposals for regional priorities
• Research topical economic and development issues affecting Africa
• Prepare briefing notes, workshop reports, meeting summaries and statistics
• Maintain office databases and catalogue policy and research information

• Current or completed graduate programme, or current final year or completion of a bachelor’s degree
• University study in economics
• Computer literacy in standard software applications
• Fluency in spoken and written English

• Unpaid full-time internship
• May be undertaken in person or remotely
• Intern bears travel, visa, accommodation, insurance and living costs