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Legal Intern at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Are you a passionate law student or recent graduate eager to build your career with a prestigious international organization? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is offering an exciting opportunity for a Legal Intern to join its team at the Law Division in Nairobi, Kenya.
Jobs at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world’s environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment.
UNEP is Hiring Legal Internship
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA, BSc, HND, MBA, MSc, MA, PhD, Fellowship
- Location: Nairobi. Kenya
- Job Field: Internship, Volunteer, Law, Legal
The intern is expected to:
- Assist in performing the Law Division’s roles and functions, as part of the secretariat to UNEP’s governing bodies.
- Assist with the preparation of documents, background notes, legal opinions pertaining to procedural questions.
- Support in conducting in-depth research on questions of substantive and procedural law, prepare written summaries and/or make oral presentations of his/her research, including briefing notes and reports.
- Assist in the organization and support of training events and other meetings and workshops that are organized by the Branch or the Director’s Office, or in which the Branch or the Director’s Office, is involved through, e.g., preparing the agenda, liaising with participants, assisting with the virtual set up where needed, compiling materials, making presentations and taking notes.
- Assist in the finalization of key publications on the legal framework of UNEP and communication material, promoting the Law Division’s work, including through research, drafting and editing.
- Support in such other tasks, as may be assigned by the Principal Legal Officer, Head of Units and Legal Officers.
Qualifications/special skills
- Applicants must currently be enrolled or recently graduated from a programme in law, with a focus on public international law, the law of international organizations, or related areas. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
- However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
- Applicants must be students or have completed a university degree in law (Bachelor’s, Master of Law or PhD).