Conference Assistant (Roster), UN Impact

About the Program

In the United Nations Impact Program, Crimson students build social impact projects aligned to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and attend one of the UN’s major global conferences. Students learn to translate global policy into local action, and get the opportunity to connect with leaders and peers in their areas of interest.

Role Overview

We are seeking a dedicated candidate with prior experience as a Teaching Assistant (TA) or Research Assistant (RA) to join us as a Conference Assistant. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that students get the most from their conference experience. You will be responsible for the day-to-day well-being, safeguarding, and logistical supervision of our delegation.

Key Responsibilities

• Student Safety

  • Conference Supervision: Provide supervision to students during the scheduled time to ensure student safety and students attend events on time.

  • Well-being Monitoring: Monitor student health and well-being, reporting any concerns to the Program Director immediately.

  • Emergency Response: Act as the first point of contact during scheduled activities. This may include supporting students to attend clinics if required.

• Logistics & Daily Operations

  • Conference Commute: Supervise the commute to and from events, accompanying students and ensuring the group stays together and arrives on time.

  • Attendance: Take roll calls at the start of every day/transport movement. Immediately investigate and report any unauthorized absences.

  • Communications: Manage a WhatsApp group for your assigned student cohort to disseminate schedule changes/announcements and facilitate quick communication.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Currently enrolled in a relevant undergraduate or Master’s program (F-1 and J-1 holders not eligible)

• Location: New York, USA

• Experience: - Prior experience as a Research Assistant (RA) or Teaching Assistant (TA).

• Demonstrated experience: Working with high school/undergraduate students

• Desirable: Previous experience attending a UN conference

• Availability: Must be available for the entire duration of the students’ scheduled conference time.

• Compliance: Must pass a mandatory background check for working with minors.

• Training: Willingness to complete mandatory training (including CPR, Youth Mental Health, and Safeguarding) prior to the program start.

• Skills: - Strong judgment and ability to handle sensitive situations/emergencies.

• Excellent time management, organizational and communication skills