DDR Programme Support Intern

Work Location

Flexible (Hybrid, all remote, or in-person)

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The duration of the internship is for six (6) months. The internship is UNPAID and may be either full-time or part-time. It should be noted that full-time internship working hours are 35 hours per week, while part-time internship working hours are 20 hours per week. The internship will be in a hybrid working arrangement at the UN Premise, New York, United States with four days in office and one day remote work. A full-time internship is for an initial period of three months, and a part-time internship is for an initial four months. Internships may be extended up to a maximum of six months, depending on the needs of the Branch. Org. Setting and Reporting The Internship is located in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Branch of the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office (PBPSO) in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). The DDR Branch provides planning and operational support to DDR processes, including community violence reduction (CVR) and weapons and ammunition management (WAM) in the following peacekeeping operations: United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The Branch also assists Special Political Missions as well as non-mission settings with planning for DDR and associated processes. The Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office (PBPSO) was established in late 2025 to strengthen the United Nations' capacity to prevent conflict and sustain peace by supporting prevention, peacebuilding, and peace support across the full conflict continuum, including early warning, crisis response, peace operations, political missions, mission transitions, and post-mission engagement. (https://www.un.org/peacebuilding/). Responsibilities Within delegated authority the Intern for Security Institutions will be responsible, among others, for:

• Assistance in drafting of Briefing Notes, reports, and other internal documents;
• Conduct of specific research on current developments related to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in assigned countries;
• Participation. in organizing events, conferences and meetings;
• Support to the work of the Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR, including on the review process of the Integrated DDR Standards;
• Assistance in the development and dissemination of communication and public information material;
• Upkeep of fact sheets and other information repositories on peacekeeping missions;
• Attending conferences and meetings of interest to the DDR Branch and provide verbal or written briefings;
• Assistance in any administ...