Under the overall supervision of the Managing Director of Global Mechanism (GM) and the direct supervision of the assigned Officer, the incumbent will assist in developing the GISDS (Guideline on the Integration of Sand and Dust Storm). Specific responsibility entails the following:

• Stocktaking, analysing and synthesizing the published information, reports, documents, academic literatures and publicly available data sets, provide basic information and data in developing GISDS;
• Assisting in the organization of consultations, meetings and workshops, communication with partners and stakeholders;
• Assisting in the production of advocacy material, including info graphics, maps, and presentations.

• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation;
• Applicants who are unable to commence the internship within one year of graduation shall not be accepted;
• Research skills: ability to perform effective and efficient internet searches, and desk research;
• Writing skills: ability to draft and edit content for publication in the language he/she shall be working in, i.e. English, French or Spanish;
• Planning and organizing: ability to work in an organized and structured way;
• Computer literate, with sound knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office Suite.
• For this internship, fluency in written and oral English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations official language is an advantage.