Intern - Programme Management (GETI)

About the role

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is hosting a full-time, in-person internship in its Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute (ONEA & GETI) in Incheon, South Korea. The internship lasts 3-6 months and reports to the Programme Management Officer(s) of the office. UNDRR GETI develops professionals in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and acts as the secretariat of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative.

Key responsibilities

• Collect data, analyse inputs and prepare reports on the achievements of MCR2030 Resilience Hubs
• Carry out internet and interview-based research on good practices and case studies on urban disaster and climate resilience, such as the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities and urban floods, for training materials and web publishing
• Support the preparation, coordination and delivery of capacity development training workshops for government officials and partners
• Support communications, including publications, news articles, quarterly newsletters and advocacy products
• Draft background documents, concept notes, reports and presentations
• Collect training participant data, analyse training evaluation surveys and prepare training reports
• Help maintain and update UNDRR's urban disaster resilience toolkits, including the Scorecard and its Excel tools
• Other tasks as assigned

Required profile

• Student in the final year of a bachelor's, master's or PhD programme, or holder of a second university degree or higher
• No professional work experience required, but a field of study closely related to the internship is needed
• Fluency in spoken and written English; knowledge of another UN official language, Korean or Portuguese is an asset
• Interest in the work of the United Nations and commitment to its Charter ideals
• Ability to interact respectfully with people of different cultural backgrounds

Required skills

• Good knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams and Copilot
• Canva and graphic design tools are a plus
• Ability to write news, web and social media articles is desirable

Interns are not paid by the United Nations and must cover their own travel, visa, accommodation and living costs. Only successful candidates will be contacted.