Intern: Environmental Studies, Economics, International Relations, International Law, Social or Political Studies

Supports the secretariat of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents through meeting preparation, research, capacity-building support and communications on industrial accident prevention and response.

Department: Water and Industrial Safety Section, Environment and Forests Division

• Support organization and preparation of the Convention's Conference of the Parties and seminar on chemicals safety
• Prepare draft presentations and inputs for reports, documents and project proposals
• Conduct research and analytical work on environmental and industrial safety topics
• Support meetings of the Convention's subsidiary bodies and contribute background inputs and follow-up
• Assist capacity-building activities and projects under the Assistance and Cooperation Programme
• Identify linkages with the SDGs, Sendai Framework and other international policy processes
• Update Convention web content and propose usability and accessibility improvements
• Prepare communication materials, press releases, meeting minutes and publication proofreading

• Enrolment in or completion of a graduate school programme, or enrolment in the final academic year of a first university degree programme
• Computer literacy in standard software applications
• Environmental studies, economics, international relations, international law, social or political studies or equivalent are required
• Fluency in English is required

• Internship duration is three months within 14 September to 13 December 2026
• Interns work five days per week
• Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations
• Travel, visa, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or sponsoring institutions
• Completed online application with Cover Note and Personal History Profile is required
• Interns must show proof of valid medical insurance coverage and provide a medical certificate of good health