Cybercrime Law and Technology Specialist Intern

Descripción del puesto:

Work Location
In-Person Full Time, Bangkok, Thailand

Expected duration
6 months

Duties and Responsibilities
This internship is UNPAID, and interns work five days per week (full time - 40 hours). The internship is located at the UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP) in Bangkok. The Intern will work under the supervision of a Regional Coordinator for Cybercrime within the Regional Cybercrime Programme, with a specific focus on cybercrime and cybersecurity law. The Cybercrime Law Specialist Intern will support the Office's work on strengthening criminal justice responses to cybercrime in accordance with international standards. The Intern will contribute to ongoing research, policy development, and programme activities related to legal and regulatory frameworks addressing cybercrime. Key tasks include, but are not limited to: * Conduct desk research and data collection on cyber-enabled and cyber-dependent crimes, including comparative legal research on national, regional, and international cybercrime and cybersecurity frameworks. * Support analysis of cyber threats, malware, online criminal misuse of technology, and emerging trends, as well as monitor and summarize relevant policy and legislative developments. * Review laws and policies related to cybercrime, including electronic evidence, procedural powers, jurisdiction, data protection, privacy, and international cooperation. * Assist in drafting and reviewing technical notes, legal analyses, briefing notes, background papers, concept notes, reports, and presentations. * Support work related to digital evidence, basic forensic concepts, and incident response. * Assist in the preparation and organization of meetings, workshops, technical capacity-building activities, and consultations, including agendas, background materials, and summaries. * Provide general analytical, research, and administrative support to the Cybercrime Programme, Criminal Justice Programme, Mekong MOU Team, and ROSEAP Office, as required.

Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: * Be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or * Be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent). Be computer literate in standard software applications; Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. Preferred fields of study include: Law, International Law, Criminal Law, Cyber Law, Information Law, Public Policy, or a closely related field. 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 a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have recently completed a Bachelor's, Master's or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Have a strong interest in criminal justice responses to cybercrime and the development of legal frameworks in line with international standards. Be able to support comparative legal research, review legislation, summarize policy developments, and draft legal or policy briefing notes. Show ability to analyze legal texts and present findings in a clear, structured, and concise manner. Have strong drafting skills in English, including the ability to prepare summaries, concept notes, background papers, and meeting documentation. Be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Demonstrate sound organizational skills, attention to detail, discretion, and the ability to work effectively with colleagues from different professional and cultural backgrounds.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

Additional Information
Not available.

Intern Specific text
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.

No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS