Internships
Internships with the United Nations Global Compact

Internships with the United Nations Global Compact

About Internships with the United Nations Global Compact

The UN Global Compact offers internship opportunities in its New York office. The UN Global Compact pursues two complementary objectives:

* Making the UN Global Compact and its principles part of business strategy and operations everywhere; and

* Facilitating cooperation among key stakeholders by promoting partnerships and other collective action in support of UN goals.

Duties

Depending on their level of experience and training, UN Global Compact interns will:

* Conduct research relating to the topic of corporate sustainability, especially on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption;

* Draft and edit publications, papers and other documents;

* Liaise with Global Compact stakeholders on key corporate sustainability topics;

* Support the organization of meetings and events;

* Assist with outreach activities;

* Handle email and other inquiries;

* Perform administrative tasks as assigned.

Learn more about different teams you could join in the Global Compact!

Eligibility

* Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree programme (bachelors or second university degree, or higher) at the time of application and during the internship; or

* Under some circumstances, applicants may have graduated within less than one year to commence a UN internship.

Learn more about the eligibility criteria for internships with UN headquarters.

How to Apply

Those interested in pursuing an internship with the UN Global Compact must submit an online application at the UN Careers website.

Scroll down to the bottom of the homepage to the “Search Job Openings” section and select “Internship” under the Category field, and “New York” under the Duty Station field. Click on the Search button. This will lead you to a list of various internship openings. You will need to search for the UN Global Compact internship by Job Opening ID Number.

Application Deadline

The application deadlines for upcoming sessions are as below:

Fall 2019 (October-December): 28 June – 16 August 2019

Due to the large number of applications received, only accepted interns will be notified a few weeks before the beginning of the session or within 4 weeks after each session’s application deadline.