HQ-Based, Geneva, Switzerland

5 months

BACKGROUND: The International Trade Centre (ITC) is a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization that supports the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing and transition countries. The Trade and Market Intelligence Section (TMI) assists SMEs, policymakers, trade support institutions, and enterprises in their export strategies and decision-making by providing a portfolio of market intelligence tools, trade-related policy analyses, and capacity-building activities. ITC’s market analysis tools include Market Access Map (MAcMap), and a free analytical portal available at www.macmap.org. Market Access Map allows users to access, compare, analyze, and download information on customs duties, trade remedies, and non-tariff measures applicable to specific goods in any market worldwide. The ability to take advantage of trade opportunities depends on compliance with export and import regulatory requirements, such as sanitary and phytosanitary measures and maximum limits for food additives. These requirements, referred to as non-tariff measures (NTMs), can present significant challenges for exporters and importers, particularly in developing countries. Amid increasing unfair trade practices and growing environmental footprint due diligence criteria, large economies have implemented retaliatory and protective measures. This situation may result in long-term threats to market access conditions for international trade integration, with significant implications for the competitiveness of MSMEs in developing countries. The objective of this project is to raise awareness of global market regulatory requirements and assess the extent to which the use of technical requirements as policy instruments may harm MSMEs in developing countries. DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Under the overall guidance of a Market Analyst and the direct supervision of an Associate Statistician, the Market Analyst Intern will assist the team in assessing the impact of climate-change-related policies on the ability of exporters from developing countries to access international markets, particularly European markets. More specifically, the intern will: • Assist in developing PDF text extraction and performing semantic search on queries to fetch relevant text, feeding it into the Large Language Model and using OpenAI embeddings. • Assist in implementing an automated tool for gathering and encoding regulatory measures. • Assist in developing interactive tool with MySQL database to collect trade remedies notifications from official sources. • Contribute to the design of content materials related to capacity-building activities. ITC champions workforce diversity, inclusion, gender equality and gender parity and considers all qualified persons - of all genders - equally, including those with disabilities, without discrimination or prejudice of any kind.

EDUCATION Applicants to the ITC internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: 1. Enrolled in the final academic year of the first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent). 2. Enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or 3. Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in 1 and 2 above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation. Relevant field of studies: Data Analytics and Machine Learning, IT programming skills, Statistics.

Advanced English or French, with knowledge of Spanish is a distinct plus. Interest in international trade.

LEARNING ELEMENTS 1. Gain professional experience and expertise from the team members and learn how to evolve in an international work environment. 2. Develop analytical skills applied in the field of economics, especially of international trade. 3. Contribute to trade related research and content development. 4. Have access to the operation of ITC's Market Access Map tool and Market Analysis Tools.

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.

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.