Overview
Internship Assignment
Administration and Operations Division
Human Resources Subdivision
Talent Management and Workforce Planning Unit
Announcement Application Duration of Expected starting Modality
number deadline assignment date
Preferably at least
26/Intern20/A&O/ 07 June 2025 Five to six months, as soon as possible
3 months on-site
HR Talent depending on the
Management start date
Organizational context
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political
process to address Climate Change. The UNFCCC secretariat supports the Convention, its Kyoto
Protocol, and the Paris Agreement through a range of activities, including substantive and
organizational support to meetings of the Parties and the implementation of commitments. It is a
dynamic organization working in a politically challenging environment to help resolve one of the
defining issues of our time.
Human Resources Management (HRM) is charged with effective planning of the workforce, strategic
talent acquisition, organizational culture and development, HR administration in accordance with the
UN Staff Regulations and Rules, and a view to increasing the geographical and gender diversity of the
secretariat and its evolving needs. The Talent Management and Workforce Planning team in under the
HR subdivision.
Organizational setting and reporting
Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Talent Management and Workforce Planning team,
the intern will work with all members of the Human Resources unit who are involved in recruitment
related tasks.
The particular functions are:
Under the direct supervision of the Associate Human Resources Officer, this assignment is designed
to provide the intern with an opportunity to gain experience in recruitment and our internship
programme, through the following tasks:
Support the overall talent recruitment process, primarily for interns, including preparing
vacancy announcements, screening applications, supporting assessments, and other related
tasks.
Support the onboarding and offboarding of interns including the design of updated
materials.
Contribute to outreach actions across different channels, including social media, to strengthen
visibility.
Support creation and drafting of revised, up-to-date content for the external site and the
internal templates used in recruitment processes.
Engage in other Talent Management-related tasks as needed.
Timeframe
The internship is for a period of four to six months depending on the candidate’s start date. The exact
dates will be determined based on the availability of the selected candidate, the organizational needs
and for on-site assignments, the time approved in the internship permit. The assignment could be
extended up to a maximum of six months. The selected candidate will be expected to perform the
assignment onsite at the UNFCCC premises in Bonn, Germany or as combination of both (on-site and
remote) or remotely complying with the IT requirements mentioned below.
For assignments with time on site: The selected candidate might require a permit to perform the
internship in Bonn. This could limit the time on-site to a maximum of 3 months in some cases and
could entail carrying out part of the internship remotely. Thus, any selected candidate shall take this
in consideration when applying. Also, they are expected to comply with the IT requirements
mentioned below.
Requirements
Applicants must, at the time of application and for the entire duration of the internship, meet
one of the following requirements: 1) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second
university degree or equivalent, or higher, such as a PhD) at a recognized university; or 2) Be
enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum
bachelor’s level or equivalent) at a recognized university.
University studies shall be in the field of Human Resources, Business Administration,
Psychology, International Relations, or related fields.
Candidates must be fluent in English. Knowledge of an additional UN language is an asset.
Excellent skills in Office applications (Office Suite), including the emerging ones is required.
Exposure to experience in Human Resources, especially Talent Acquisition is desirable.
Exposure to multicultural settings is an asset.
Computer requirements
For any remote section of the internship, i.e., outside of Bonn, the selected candidate will require a
laptop or desktop PC (with Windows 10 or newer) or Mac (with the latest MacOS update), as well as
a reliable, high-speed internet connection. An Office 365 license will be provided by the UNFCCC to
enable the candidate to access official emails, SharePoint, OneDrive and other office applications, such
as Word and Excel.
Further computer requirements:
An antivirus application which receives regular updates;
Browsers must be a newer version with regular updates enabled;
Regular Windows 10 updates should be enabled with Windows laptop or PC.
In addition, a mobile phone will be required to enable Multifactor Authentication (MFA) through
SMS or the Authenticator App.
Internship conditions
UNFCCC secretariat internships are not remunerated and the selected intern will be responsible for
all costs before, during and after the internship assignment. Interns of the UNFCCC secretariat are not
considered to be staff members. The selected intern will work on a full-time basis (40 hours per week)
at the UNFCCC premises in Bonn, Germany. For more detailed information about UNFCCC Internship
programme please visit the internship section on our recruitment webpage.
Application procedure
Candidates who are interested in this assignment and meet the minimum requirements must use the
on-line application system and include a cover letter. Due to the high number of applications, only
candidates under serious consideration will be contacted for a telephone interview.