The internship is for six months. This internship is UNPAID in person and full-time (35 hours per week), on the United Nations premise working arrangement from (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan). This internship is designed to be full-time and in-person but can be adjusted based on the needs of the successful candidate to part-time (20 hours per week) and/or remote. A full-time internship is for an initial period of three months and a part-time internship is for an initial of four months. Internships may be extended up to maximum six months depending on the needs of the Division. This internship is located in the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) regional office in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) was established by the General Assembly in June 2017. The Office has five main functions: (a) provide leadership on the General Assembly counter-terrorism mandates across the United Nations System; (b) enhance coordination and coherence across the 45 Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy; (c) strengthen the delivery of UN counter-terrorism capacity building assistance to Member States; (d) improve visibility, advocacy and resource mobilization for UN counterterrorism efforts; and (e) ensure that due priority is given to counter-terrorism across the UN System and that the important work on preventing violent extremism is firmly rooted in the UN Global Strategy. The overall aim of the Centre is to support Member States in the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy through capacity building. The internship is situated within the Countering Terrorism Section of UNCCT, which deals with issues such as Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Border Security and Management (BSM), Cybersecurity and New Technology, and Preventing and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN), as well as regional engagements in Central Asia and the Arab region. The Intern reports to a Head Unit in the Section, under the overall supervision of the Chief of the Countering Terrorism Section. This internship is UNPAID and is designed to be in person and full-time (35 hours per week). It can be adapted for remote and/or part-time (20 hours per week) upon request. The intern will perform the following functions: • Contribute to substantive research and analysis of issues related to the programme and support the preparation of project documentation, technical inputs, visibility materials, reports, briefing papers, talking points, background notes, speeches, webstories. • Participate in meetings, as appropriate, and draft the respective notes, summaries and reports. • Keep abreast of the latest trends and monitor events and developments on issues related to countering terrorism, including in particular as it pertains to countering the finance of terrorism, border security and management, cybersecurity and new technologies, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear, small arms and light weapons and improvised explosive devices; and/or as it relates to Central Asia and the Arab region • Process and organize relevant information and data, categorizing the information by its relevance to the Programme as well as inputting into various UNOCT databases. • Provide assistance in tasks related to organizing fact-finding missions, training courses, workshops, round-table meetings, conferences, events, etc. to enhance capacities and policies in Member States. • Perform other tasks, as required.