Job Opening

Job Opening ID: 247387

Job Network : Economic, Social and Development

Job Family : Economic Affairs

Category and Level : Internship, I-1

Duty Station : NEW YORK

Department/Office : Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Date Posted : Nov 12, 2024

Deadline : Dec 11, 2024

Details: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/247387?language=en

Work Location

UNHQ

Expected duration

2 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

The position is located in the International Tax and Development Cooperation Branch (ITDCB) of Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The internship position is for a minimum of two months with an opportunity for extension up to a maximum six months, pending the needs of the department. Start date is January 2025, though applicants interested to take up a Spring internship are also encouraged to apply. The internship is UNPAID and full-time. Depending on the situation of the successful candidates, the internship may also offer a Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA) to be conducted fully remote, hybrid (in-person and remote), part-time, and/or temporary FWA for the purpose of G-4 visa processing. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. Responsibilities The intern will assist the branch in supporting the work of(i)the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters in developing guidance on tax policy and administration issues and (ii)the ongoing intergovernmental process towards the UN framework convention on international tax cooperation. Duties may include but are not limited to:

1.Assistance in drafting, reviewing and preparing papers, presentations, studies, reports and any other relevant documents;

2.Attending and summarizing conference proceedings and meetings, including virtual meetings;

3.Assistance during meetings, including virtual meetings; Research, compilation and analysis of information in tax matters, including in the areas of double tax treaties, transfer pricing, taxbase erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), taxing the digitalized economy, the relationship between tax, trade and investment agreements, taxation of the extractives industries, environmental taxation, increasing tax transparency, avoidance and resolution of tax disputes, indirect taxation, wealth taxation, and tax-related environmental, social and governance issues, especially (in the case of all these topics) as they affect countries' sustainable development;

4.Preparing and providing input for briefing notes, talking points, speeches and similar materials on tax matters and development cooperation issues for senior UN officials;

5.Following relevant intergovernmental meetings (including virtual meetings) of the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council, and preparing draft summaries;

6.Assisting with any other ad hoc assignments related to the work of the branch.

Qualifications/special skills

To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following condition must be met: Applicants to the programme 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);

(b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).  Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications. 

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the Internship Programme. 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.

联合国经济和社会事务部（经社部）及其前身50多年来帮助世界各国应对其面临的经济、社会和环境等方面的挑战。促进惠及所有人的发展是经社部所负的使命，在全球发展伙伴关系中将消除贫困置于中心地位。在联合国发展议程的框架内，经社部工作涉及的问题范围很广，从减贫、人口、两性平等和土著权利到宏观经济政策、发展筹资、公共部门创新、森林政策、气候变化和可持续发展。经社部与全世界的多种利益攸关者接触包括研究和学术组织、政府间组织以及联合国系统内的各伙伴组织。