Drug Control and Crime Prevention Intern

For two decades, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been helping make the world safer from drugs, organized crime, corruption, and terrorism. We are committed to achieving health, security, and justice for all by tackling these threats and promoting peace and sustainable well-being as deterrents to them. Because the scale of these problems is often too great for states to confront alone, UNODC offers practical assistance and encourages transnational approaches to action, executed through our global programmes and network of field offices.

Role Purpose

The intern shall undertake duties supporting the organization's mission in drug control and crime prevention, contributing to essential operational and preparatory tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties of the intern may include, but are not limited to:

• Contribute to the preparation of background documents, presentations, summaries, talking points, and speeches.
• Assist in the preparation of technical assistance workshops, meetings, high-level events, and conferences.
• Attend and take notes at meetings.
• Assist to translate documents and material from Somali to English and vice versa.
• Perform other tasks as necessary.

Qualifications and Special Skills

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); OR
• Be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent); OR
• Have graduated with a university degree (as defined above).

(Official proof from the university in support of one of the above options has to be attached to the inspira application.)

The intern should also:

• Be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
• Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.