The Global Compact offers internship opportunities in its New York office. The Global Compact Office is the UN entity responsible for the overall management and coordination of the Global Compact initiative, including the managementand coordination of the Global Compact initiative, including the management of the Global Compact's name and logo, and the Global Compact Integirty Measures. the Global Compact pursues two complementary objectives: (1) making the Global Compact and its principles part of business strategy and operations everywhere; and (2) facilitating cooperation among key stakeholders by promoting partnerships and other collective action in support of UN goals. To promote its 10 principles
Depending on their level of experience and training, interns in the Global Compact Office will:
• Research and analyze relating to the topic of corporate sustainability;
• Draft and edit publications, papers and other documents;
• Liaise with Global Compact stakeholders on key corporate sustainability topics;
• Support the organization of meetings and events;
• Assist with outreach activities;
• Handle e-mail and other inquiries;
• Perform administrative tasks as assigned.
Responsibilities, scope of work, and exposure to corporate citizenship issues, may vary depending upon the team that an intern chooses to work with. Teams within the Global Compact are as follows:
NOTE: Please state in your Cover Letter the team(s) you would have a preference for and why. Please also note that this job opening is for the January-March 2019 Global Compact Internship cycle.
Local Networks: Local Networks are groups of participants that come together to advance the Global Compact and its principles within a particular country or geographic region. Their role is to facilitate the progress of participants in the implementation and advancement of the ten principles, while also creating opportunities for multi-stakeholder engagement and collective action. More about Local Networks.
Programmes: Programmes cover a wide range of corporate sustainability issues across the UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles – Human Rights, Labour, Environment, and Anti-Corruption – and themes as they relate to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Examples of thematic areas include: climate change, ocean, water, gender equality and women’s empowerment, decent work and supply chains, health, humanitarian action, migration and refugees, peace, justice and strong institutions, to reporting, innovation and sustainable finance. Through a variety of programme delivery mechanisms such as the UN Global Compact Academy, Action Platforms, and the Navigator, Programmes provide the content, tools, and collaborative engagements to help business implement the Ten Principles and mainstream corporate sustainability action in support of broader UN goals. To learn more about programmes, please visit https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/our-work/all.
Communications & Media: Position the UN Global Compact as the global thought leader on corporate sustainability to participants, stakeholders and the media through our diverse issue portfolio, publications, events, websites and a variety of other communications channels.
Brand and Communications: Help communicate to participants and business in general the value that the UN Global Compact is adding through its support materials, training initiatives, Action Platforms, etc and the impact that it is having in partnership with business.
Participant Outreach and Engagement: Support Participants in their sustainability journey. The UN Global Compact is reaching out to new companies across the world who are interested in participating in the initiative. The Participant Engagement team supports these companies on their journey by understanding their business, social and environmental status and directing them to tools, support, training as well as partners and expertise that can help them generate the solutions that will help deliver the UN Sustainable Development goals.
Impact Measurement and Reporting: Work with partners, experts, academi,a and companies to establish ways of measuring, and measure, the impact that responsible companies are having in the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Companies are taking bold actions and making important progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development goals. The UN Global Compact is working with partners to track and measure this progress. We are looking for interns with an analytical/statistical background to help us research and measure progress and impact and make continuous progress in this area.
• Communication: Ability to draft clearly and concisely, good written and oral language skills.
• Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different national and cultural backgrounds to achieve organizational goals.
• Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be ‘clients’ and seeks to see things from clients’s point of view.
To qualify for an internship with the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met:
• Applicants must 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 programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); or
(c) have graduated with a university degree (as defined above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one year period of graduation;
• Be computer literate in standard software applications;
• Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme.
Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
Potential candidates will be contacted by hiring manager directly for further consideration
A completed online application (Cover Note and Personal History Profile) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The Cover Note must include:
• Degree Programme (What are you currently studying?)
• Graduation Date (When will you graduate or when did you graduate from the last programme you were (are) enrolled in?)
• List the IT skills and programmes you are proficient in.
• List your top three areas of interest in the UN Global Compact.
• Explain why you are the best candidate for this specific internship.
In your online Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences, IT skills, and three references.
Due to the high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.
This job opening is for the January-March 2019 Global Compact Internship cycle.
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