Gain exciting insights into the world of the United Nations by joining the UN Shadowing Programme 2024

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Closing Date: 29 September 2024

Gain exciting insights into the world of the United Nations by joining the UN Shadowing Programme 2024

Want to gain exciting insights into the world of the United Nations in Vienna? A virtual edition of the Shadowing Programme will take place from 24 October to 24 November 2024.

The United Nations in Vienna 

Vienna is one of the four headquarters of the United Nations, along with New York, Geneva and Nairobi. Since its opening on 23 August 1979 the VIC has become home to several different UN organizations. More than 5,000 employees from over 125 countries work for the 16 international organizations and units of the UN in Vienna.

Overview

The UN Shadowing Programme takes place to help mark United Nations Day (24 October) and offer students the opportunity to have a one-hour virtual encounter with a UN staff member and join a virtual career workshop. It is coordinated by UNIS Vienna and organized in cooperation with all participating Vienna-based organizations.  

How to participate

Students enrolled in a Master’s or PhD programme at universities in the following countries are eligible to apply:

Armenia
Austria
AzerbaijanBelarus
Czechia
GeorgiaHungary
Poland
SlovakiaSlovenia
Türkiye
Ukraine

You can apply by sending an email to the UN entity you wish to shadow. Please note that you can only apply for one entity. Applying for more than one UN organization/entity will result in disqualification.

The call for application will be open from 16 September until 29 September 2024.

Staff members from a range of Vienna-based organizations including the following are joining the Shadowing Programme 2024:

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – www.iaea.org – [email protected]
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) – https://www.ctbto.org/ – [email protected]
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – https://www.unodc.org/ – [email protected]

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Vienna Office and Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention – https://www.unep.org/ – [email protected]
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) – www.un.org/disarmament/vienna – [email protected]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Austria – www.unhcr.at – [email protected]

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – https://www.unido.org – [email protected]
United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna – www.unis.unvienna.org – [email protected]
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) – https://www.icpdr.org/main/ – [email protected]

United Nations Liaison Office for Peace and Security in Vienna (UNLOPS Vienna) – UNLOPS Vienna website – [email protected]
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) – https://www.unscear.org/ – [email protected]
IOM Vienna Regional Office – https://rovienna.iom.int/ – [email protected]

The following information will be needed for your application:

Name
Nationality

Telephone number
Email address
University

Field of study
Master’s or PhD programme
Field of interest

Name of the organization you would like to “shadow”
If selected, what would you expect to get out of the Shadowing Programme? (max. 50 words)
Please indicate “Shadowing Programme” in the subject line of your application

There is a limit to the number of applications that can be accepted, so you are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Incomplete and double applications will not be considered. Furthermore, you might be placed with a different organization than you indicated, subject to availability of places.

The Shadowing Programme is an opportunity for students to gain insights into the work of a UN staff member and is not part of any recruitment process.

How to know if you are selected to participate

The selection of students who can participate in the UN Shadowing Programme will be made after all registrations have been collected. The successful candidates will be contacted by email.