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The Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration

  • Type: IGO
  • Field: Economics
  • Region: North America
  • Location: Guatemala
  • Internship Title: Department Assistant
  • Duration: 3-9 months
  • Number of Interns: 5-8
  • Special Requirement: Interview. Spanish is preferred
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
The Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA, per its Spanish acronym) is the technical and administrative body of the Central American Economic Integration Process, that acts as judicial person in accordance with international law.  Having been granted full operational autonomy, it also serves as liaison to the other Economic Subsystem Secretariats while coordinating with the Central American Integration System (SICA, for its Spanish acronym) General Secretariat.

SIECA oversees the proper implementation of the Protocol to the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (Guatemala Protocol), including all legal instruments pertaining to the regional economic integration; as well as the implementation of all decisions made by the different Economic Subsystem agencies.

Mission
To contribute with the consolidation of the Central American economic integration process and its insertion into international markets, by having the best professional team available dedicated to providing technical support, knowledge management and an efficient and transparent implementation of resources.

Vision
An economically integrated Central America trading within the international markets.

Values
Transparency, Responsibility, Integrity, Excellence, Inclusion.
Internship Tasks：
Economics, Graphic Design, Communication, International Relations related work.
The specific internship work is decided by different departments.

Requirements：
● Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing). Economics, Graphic Design, Communication, International Relations related majors
● Fluency in spoken and written English. Spanish is preferred
● Strong interpersonal and English communicative skills
● Proficiency in MS software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power point)

2005-01-26 | Seminario sobre el reglamento centraomericano del valor aduanero de las mercancias

2005-01-18 | Brussels, Belgium – Joint meeting

Relations
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Permanent observer status with: 
B-XB3635 – World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Observer to: 
E – XE8700 – Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC); 
B-XF2527 – World Trade Organization (WTO).
Special agreement with: 
B-XB0971 – FAO; 
B-XE3386 – UNIDO.
Participates in the activities of: 
E-XE3381 – UNCTAD.
Cooperates with: 
G-XG2898 – United States Agency for International Development (USAID); 
D-XD3030 – OAS.
Member of:
F-XF2829 – Latin American and Caribbean Research Network. 
Participates as observer in the activities of:
E-XE8700 – Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC);
F-XF4530 – Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA).
Links with:
F-XD0055 – Andean Community;
D-XD4036 – Association of Caribbean States (ACS);
D-XD4579 – Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
E-XD2307 – Comisión Centroamericana de Transporte Maritimo (COCATRAM);
U-XE1277 – Consejo Regional de Cooperación Agricola de Centroamérica, México y la República
Dominicana (CORECA);
F-XF0228 – Corporación Centroamericana de Servicios de Navegación Aérea (COCESNA);
H-XD0665 – European Community;
H-XF0985 – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT);
F-XF9809 – Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS);
B-XB2183 – ILO;
E-XD1025 – Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean;
E-XD1035 – Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP);
E-XE1083 – Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA);
E-XD2881 – Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning;
H-XE1919 – OAS Special Committee on Trade (SCT);
D-XD3154 – Regional International Organization for Plant Protection and Animal Health (RIOPPAH);
E-XF0358 – Secretaria Permanente del Convenio Multilateral sobre Cooperación y Asistencia Mutua entre las
Direcciones Nacionales de Aduanas de América Latina, España y Portugal (COMALEP);
E-XE3382 – UNDP;
B-XB3383 – UNESCO;
H-XD4840 – Unión de Paises Exportadores de Banano (UPEB);
E-XE4175 – United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
B-XB0462 – World Customs Organization (WCO).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Instrumental in setting up: 
H-XD4137 – Federación de Colegios y Asociaciones de Profesionales de Ciencias
Económicas de Centroamérica y Panama. 
Links with:
G-XG0461 – Academia de Centroamérica, San José;
D-XD0362 – Asociación Latinoamericana de Industrias Farmacéuticas (ALIFAR);
D-XD2859 – Asociación Latinoamericana de Instituciones Financieras para el Desarrollo (ALIDE);
U-XK0300 – Central American Railways Commission;
D-XD1566 – Federación de Entidades Privadas de Centroamérica, Panama y Republica Dominica (FEDEPRICAP);
U-XF3597 – Foundation for the Economic and Social Development of Central America;
D-XE1698 – Inter-American Centre for Tax Administrations;
C-XC2732 – International Union of Notaries;
D-XD7129 – Latin American Industrialists Association;
D-XD2887 – Latin American Railways Association.

Members
Governments of 5 countries:
Member Countries & Regions
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador