Under the direct supervision of the Programme Managers of the Planning for Humanitarian-Development Practices Umbrella Programme of the Planning, Finance & Economy Section, the intern will contribute in the following ways;
Specific Duties:

• Support data collection and conduct research on Climate Migration and Mobility global trends.
• Support the development of normative products on the role of Urban Planning and design strategies in responding to Climate Migration and Mobility in different regions, building upon
• existing UN-Habitat work.
• Analyze the risks and solutions for refugee settlements and camps in climate hotspots.
• Analyze the risks and solutions for urban areas in climate hotspots.
• Assist in the drafting of content for reports, and preparation of presentation materials.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Task Opportunities:
Accessibility

• Familiarizing oneself with urban planning and development, data collection and analyses, climate change, climate mobility, migration, humanitarian-development-peace nexus, refugees and displacement response.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent).
• Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Have demonstrated a 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 a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Preferred areas of studies:

• Climate Change, Migration Policy, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, or related field that is relevant for sustainable urban development and urban planning and design.
• No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
• Strong research and report writing skills are required.
• Working proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop; AutoCAD, GIS softwares such as ArcGIS, QGIS, etc. is desirable.
• Mapping and graphic representation skills are desirable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.