The intern will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer in charge of the Project “Phase 2 of Urban2030 - Supporting the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals”. The intern will support the concept stage of an expert group meeting on housing indicators and policies in Europe, to be held in the autumn of 2025,  as other activities conducted by UN-Habitat in Europe, including some administrative support.   

Responsibilities:

• Draft concept notes and background paper for an expert group meeting on housing indicators and policies in Europe;
• Identify suitable speakers for the expert group meeting;
• Assist in preparatory meetings with the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policies in relation to the expert group meeting;
• Assist in the daily work of the office team through support in note taking at meetings, meeting requests, and similar.

• Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
  • a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
  • b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),
  • c) Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
• Preferred areas of study: Undergraduate or graduate including data science, computer science, economics, political science, international development, social sciences or similar.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.