Under the guidance of a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, the intern will support the work of the Global Programme on Implementing the Organized Crime Convention, with a focus on developing and implementing tools to support States in the development of gender and human rights-responsive policies, strategies and legislation against organized crime.

 Daily responsibilities will vary and depend on the intern’s background. Duties may include, but are not limited to: 

• Assist in the preparation and implementation of activities and events under the gender/human rights mainstreaming and strategies workstreams of the Global Programme on Implementing UNTOC;
• Assist in the development of the train-the-trainers programme on gender and human rights mainstreaming in policies and strategies against organized crime;
• Assist in the development of the Guide on Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights Considerations in Normative Frameworks against Organized Crime;
• Carry out research on gender, human rights, disabilities and youth dimensions of organized crime;
• Upload case laws and bibliographic documents related to gender, human rights and organized crime to the SHERLOC knowledge management portal;
• Assist in the implementation of the UNODC Regional Network of Women in Law and Policy against Organized Crime for West and Central Africa;
• Assist the team in servicing intergovernmental processes on transnational organized crime;
• Assist the team in the development and implementation of awareness-raising activities on the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;
• Support the development of UNODC’s communication and advocacy, the creation of web stories, social media content, and campaign materials and their uploading on relevant platforms;
• Assist in drafting and preparing presentations, newsletters and reports;
• Undertake other tasks and activities as requested.

• A field of study in law or a related area is required, preferably with a specialization in criminal law.
  • (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 should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams. Knowledge of website content management software applications is an advantage;
• Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts in desirable;
• Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.