Economic Affairs Intern

Core responsibilities:

• Provide quantitative and qualitative research inputs on macroeconomic topics and policy issues
• Support production of the UN's flagship publication World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)
• Provide substantive support and logistic assistance to policy seminars or expert group meetings for WESP2027 preparations
• Work in the core team of the Global Economic Monitoring Branch of the Economic Analysis and Policy Division

This role contributes to the UN's work on sustainable development by supporting research and policy analysis on global macroeconomic trends, helping implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals.

Required qualifications:

• Enrolled in or completed graduate school programme (second university degree or higher) OR enrolled in final year of first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's degree)
• Field of study closely related to economic affairs/internship type
• Good knowledge of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams
• Working knowledge of statistical/econometric software (Stata, EViews or R)
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.