Publication Team Intern

This internship is designed to be conducted remotely; thus, the work location is where the applicant resides and is legally allowed to work.

A minimum of two months internship with a possibility of extension of up to a maximum of six months. Both a full-time or a part-time engagement with a minimum 20 work hours per week are possible, depending on the preference of the successful candidate. Desired start date can be from 1 June 2026 through 31 October 2026.

This internship is located within the Publication Team of the Treaty Section (TS) in the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA). The intern reports to the English Editor. The intern will support the team with administrative and research tasks. Tasks may include: • Collecting and compiling information on corrigenda and addenda in the United Nations Treaty Series; • Reviewing treaties to harmonize practices across units; • Creating glossaries for common treaty types; • Preparing reports on the publication practice of multilateral treaty depositaries, including the practice of specialized agencies; • Research and draft reports on historical practices to establish guidelines for future practice; • Review preliminary web-publications to ensure completeness and consistency with publication standards.

Applicants at the time of application must meet one of the following requirements: (a) Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); and (b) Have completed the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent); in a programme related to translation, publishing, document management or another field of study closely related to the work of the Treaty Section.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in spoken and written English and French is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language, i.e. Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish, would be an advantage.

TO APPLY: Please create and complete a Candidate Profile with a Motivation Statement in the UN recruitment platform, Inspira, at https://inspira.un.org. In your Candidate Profile, please indicate if you are proficient in the English language. PLEASE NOTE THAT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED. Applications will not be considered unless they contain a Motivation Statement addressing each of the following points: 1. Title of the degree currently being pursued, or recently completed, and the specific field of specialization; 2. Expected graduation date from the degree programme or graduation date if already graduated; 3. A brief summary of your interest and experience in translation, editing and publishing. 4. The country in which you intend to complete the internship and for which you have work authorization. 5. State the preferred start date and duration for this internship, bearing in mind that the start date should be between 1 June 2026 and 31 October 2026. Indicate also your preference for a full-time or part-time engagement.

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.