Intern: Project and Country Management Assistance

About the role

The International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, is recruiting an intern for Project and Country Management Assistance at its headquarters in Geneva. The intern will support the Office of Asia and the Pacific, Division of Country Programmes, which liaises with beneficiary countries in Asia and the Pacific and coordinates trade-related assistance projects, especially for Least Developed Countries. The internship lasts about three months from ASAP and falls under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Support coordination of ITC's work in Asian and Pacific countries: prepare briefing notes, country and project briefs, and research and analyse trade-related issues in the region.
• Support project design: draft project documents such as activity progress reports, workplans and budgets, and help analyse project data and surveys.
• Support project management: help organise meetings, missions, trainings and events, prepare training materials and presentations, coordinate inputs from technical sections, and prepare reports on results achieved.
• Support external and internal communications: prepare and update brochures, web highlights and articles, maintain project websites and social media, and publish project newsletters.

Required profile

• Enrolled in a graduate programme, or in the final year of a first university degree (minimum bachelor's level), or a university graduate who starts within one year of graduation.
• Field of study: Economics, Business Administration or Management; a focus on Asian countries is an asset.
• Experience studying or working in a developing or transition country, participation in development initiatives, or prior trade experience are assets.
• Fluent written and spoken English; knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

Interns are not paid by the United Nations; costs for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the intern's responsibility. The United Nations does not charge any fee during the recruitment process.