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Purpose
The objective of
the internship programme is to provide a framework through which postgraduate
students from diverse academic backgrounds may be assigned to the UNFCCC
secretariat to enhance their educational experience through practical work
assignments. It allows selected can
didates to gain insight into the work of
the United Nations and provides assistance and training in various
professional fields.
UNFCCC secretariat’s internship programme is coordinated by the
Administrative Services Programme and a designated focal point is responsible
for liaising with the relevant substantive programmes for placement of
interns. At the end of an internship period, both the intern and the staff
member acting as his/her supervisor are required to submit an evaluation
report to the designated focal point of the Internship Programme.
Eligibility
requirements
i) An undergraduate
degree should have been completed with work on a Master degree in progress.
Applicants should therefore be enrolled in a recognized university course of
study in fields related to the work of the UNFCCC secretariat (including
economics, environmental sciences, international law, international
relations, natural sciences, political science, human resources and/or public
administration, event management, IT/computer sciences, and communication) at
the time of application and during the entire period of internship.
ii) Applicants should be able to work in English.
Applicants pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not
divided into undergraduate and postgraduate stages should have completed at
least four years of study and be a student at the time of application and
during the internship.
Terms and
conditions
a) The normal
duration of an internship is two months, which can be extended for an
additional period of two months by mutual consultation and consent. The total
duration may exceptionally be extended to a maximum period of six months when
there are special academic requirements or special needs of the receiving
programme.
b) Applicants may not be related – i.e. spouse, mother, father, sister,
brother, daughter, son – to a staff member of the UNFCCC secretariat.
c) Upon selection for an internship placement, an ‘Internship Agreement’ is
forwarded to the confirmed candidate for signature and returned together with
proof of medical insurance coverage for the entire duration of the
internship. This must be done prior to the agreed starting date.
d) There is no promise of employment either during or upon completion of an
internship with the UNFCCC secretariat.
e) An intern with UNFCCC secretariat is not a staff member of the UNFCCC
secretariat, therefore the privileges and immunities agreed between the
UNFCCC secretariat and the host Government do not apply to interns.
f) An intern undertakes to conduct himself/herself at all times in a manner
compatible with his/her responsibilities as an intern of the UNFCCC
secretariat.
g) The intern is required to keep confidential all unpublished information
made known during the course of the internship, and must not publish any
reports or papers on the basis of information obtained, except with the prior
written authorization of the UNFCCC secretariat. These obligations will not
lapse upon the expiration of the internship period.
Expenses and
medical coverage
Interns are not
financially remunerated by the UNFCCC secretariat. Costs and arrangements for
travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of
the intern or his/her sponsoring institution.
The UNFCCC secretariat accepts no responsibility for medical insurance for
the intern or for any costs arising from accidents and/or illness during the
internship period. Applicants are required to provide evidence of adequate
medical insurance coverage.
The UNFCCC secretariat is not responsible for any claims by an intern or
third party in the case of loss or damage to property, or death or personal
injury as a result of actions or omissions on the part of the intern during
the internship period.
Internship
Periods and Application Deadlines
The deadline for
receipt of applications is generally around 2 months before the start of the
internship period.
Mid-October; deadline for Spring internships (mid-January to mid-March).
Mid-March; deadline for Summer internships (early June to early August).
Mid-June; deadline for Fall internships (mid-September to mid November)
Application
Applications
from prospective interns may be forwarded by e-mail or normal mail directly,
or through a sponsoring institution to: Ms Pascaline Anapak, Intern Focal
Point, UNFCCC, P.O. Box 260124, D-53153 Bonn, Germany or e-mail address: internship@unfccc.int
Applications should include the following:
• A recent detailed Curriculum Vitae;
• An explanatory paper indicating the reason for requesting an internship and
intended
goals to be achieved if selected.
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