Economic Affairs Intern
Pay and conditions
Salary
Unpaid
Hardship
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Job Description
Supports UNCTAD’s Productive Capacities and Sustainable Development Branch on technical assistance for productive-capacity development and blue economy. The full-time intern collects and synthesises information, prepares notes for country and global studies, contributes to project proposals and holistic productive-capacities programmes, and works remotely or in person with training and mentoring.
Key Details
Department
Productive Capacities and Sustainable Development Branch
Position Details
Experience level
Student
Employment type
Internship
Arrangement
Remote
Minimum education
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Contract duration
14 September 2026 to 11 December 2026
Language Requirements
Required
English
Preferred
French, Arabic, Portuguese
Summary of Responsibilities
- Support technical assistance to strengthen productive capacities
- Collect and synthesise information for country and global studies
- Prepare summary notes for sectoral studies
- Support project proposals for productive-capacities development
Role Requirements
- Fluency in spoken and written English
- Full-time availability of five days per week (40 hours)
- Remote applicants need access to Office 365 on a secure computer
- Final-year student or graduate of a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. programme in economics, development, law, political science or an appropriate social science
Skills
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNCTAD Careers, on 26 Aug 2026.