ICT Internships at UNOG - Multiple Positions

About the role

The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) offers several internship positions in its Information and Communication Technology Service (ICTS), within the Division of Administration. Interns report to project leaders or unit chiefs and work on projects that contribute to the department and the United Nations. The expected duration is 2-6 months, with a start date of 15 January 2027, subject to availability and visa arrangements.

Key responsibilities

• Data Analytics: build dashboards and reports, develop data models and perform ad-hoc analysis with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL Server and ArcGIS.
• Data Strategy: support the Secretary-General's Data Strategy, coordinate stakeholder meetings, support data training and ad-hoc analysis.
• Application Development: gather requirements, prototype, code, test and deploy systems using Drupal.NET, PHP, MariaDB and SQL Server, following DevOps processes.
• Containerization: research legacy Drupal apps, create containerization workflows, write playbooks and integrate containerized apps into a GitOps pipeline with ArgoCD and Helm.
• Communications, Knowledge Management and Digital Licensing: draft internal communications, maintain knowledge repositories, build dashboards and support Adobe enterprise licensing administration.
• Information Security: support security assessments of networks, applications and endpoints, document findings and prepare reports.
• User Support and Device Management: handle user requests and incidents, support device migration to Entra ID and Intune, and maintain SOPs and dashboards.

Required profile

• Enrolled in or having completed a graduate programme, or in the final year of a first degree (minimum bachelor's level).
• Degree in Information Systems, Information Management, Computer Science, Communications, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Digital Media or a related field.
• No professional work experience required; applicants need not have it.

Required skills

• Data Analytics: Power BI, Tableau, SQL, ArcGIS, sentiment and predictive analysis.
• Development: Drupal.NET, PHP, MariaDB, SQL, Git, Linux basics, CI/CD.
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm.
• Communications: Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint, Canva; French is an advantage.
• Security: basic IT concepts, interest in cybersecurity.
• User Support: Windows, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Entra ID, Intune, PowerShell or Python, ITIL awareness; French is an advantage.