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Job Opening

Job Opening ID: 245309

Job Network : Economic, Social and Development

Job Family : Economic Affairs (and Sustainable Development)

Category and Level : Internship, I-1

Duty Station : BANGKOK

Department/Office : Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Date Posted : Oct 16, 2024

Deadline : Apr 14, 2025

Detailshttps://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/245309?language=en


Work Location

Bangkok and online


Expected duration

Maximum 6 months


Duties and Responsibilities

The Transport Division/Transport Research and Policy Section internship is up to 6 months maximum. The starting period of internship will be from 1 February 2025 onwards. The internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the division or section to which they are assigned. Responsibilities Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background and the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period. Duties may include, but are not limited to: 

1.Research on one/more of the themes: environmental and social dimension of transport/public transport, climate change impacts on transport; reducing emissions from transport; sustainable urban mobility; electric mobility, socially inclusive public transport; resilient transport systems; assessment of state of transport and urban mobility; advocacy of sustainable transport policies to ESCAP member countries and cities; 

2.Support the editor in review of articles and finalizing the Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, maintain contacts with authors, review and editing of manuscripts, preparation of editorial statement, necessary liaison with staff 

3.Support in preparing case studies and background materials for planned meetings and workshops on sustainable transport, 

4.Support in preparing, editing and finalizing research outputs (policy briefs, blogs, publications, technical reports) of the section; 

5.Undertake literature review on the selected theme(s), identify research gaps and propose research topics and methods;

6.Identify and collect data from primary and secondary sources, select an appropriate methodology and conduct analysis of trend of transport development in countries/cities; 

7.Review, analyze and compile the collected data and information, and prepare a report including the findings and conclusions, incorporating appropriate tables, graphs, charts with references;

8.Prepare presentations on the work or the findings and outcomes of the internship including lessons learned to the Division's staff; 

9.Coordinate and liaise, as necessary, with Transport Division staff of ESCAP, to identify key issues;

10.Prepare appropriate infographics and communication material for advocacy of the findings. The intern may also be asked to assist in the day-to-day work of the Division/Section, support to projects, preparation of meetings/workshops if required. He/She is expected to familiarize him/herself, to a limited extent, with administrative work of the Division and other tasks that are typical of UN organizations.


Qualifications/special skills

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or, (b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent).

1.Experience in quantitative data analysis, including understanding of transport modelling techniques and methodologies

2.Experience working in R, Python, or Matlab is valued

3.Passionate about compiling, analysing, and disseminating insights from data to inform policymaking processes

4.Interest in research activities


Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required to the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.



Additional Information

Competencies: The United Nations Core Competencies include: 1.Communication: Ability to draft clearly and concisely, good written and oral language skills. 2.Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different national and cultural backgrounds to achieve organizational goals. 3.Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be 'clients' and seeks to see things from clients' point of view. Assessment: Potential candidates will be contacted by the hiring manager directly for interview.


组织介绍

联合国亚洲及太平洋经济社会委员会(简称“亚太经社会”,U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific -- ESCAP)是联合国经济社会理事会下属的五个区域委员会之一,是亚太地区建立最早、代表性最为广泛的政府间多边经济社会发展组织。其主要职能是通过区域和次区域合作促进本地区社会经济的发展,是联合国在亚太地区的主要经济和社会发展事务的论坛。亚太经社会是联合国的附属组织,工作包括透过在区内收集、评估和分发有关经济、科技及统计资料,进行研究并提出制定新措施,以促进亚太地区对最大成员国的经济发展。