Intern - ENnvironment Affairs, I at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background, the intern's assigned office as well as the internship period. Under the Supervision of CFU Programme Officer and the overall supervision of the Head of the Climate Finance Unit, the intern will:

• Support the Programme Officer and other team members within UNEP’s Climate Finance Unit with ongoing activities related to various initiatives on financing sustainable land use.
• Support project management components of different initiatives, including putting together databases, gantt charts and using other project management tools to optimize project management of specific UNEP CFU projects.
• Carry out relevant background analysis on private sector engagement in the agribusiness, finance and extractive sectors
• Support work in relation to the finance facilities that are being set up to unlock private finance for sustainable land use
• Draft minutes and briefings, prepare presentations
• Carry out other duties on a needs basis

Competencies

COMMUNICATION:

• Proficient in creative multimedia software
• -Solid qualitative and quantitative analytical skills
• Speaks and writes clearly and effectively
• Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately
• Asks questions to clarify, and shows interest in having two-way communication
• Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience
• Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed
• Has demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand as well as be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

TEAMWORK:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals
• Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise
• Is willing to learn from others
• Places team agenda before personal agenda
• Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position
• Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings

CLIENT ORIENTATION:

• Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view
• Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect
• Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions
• Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep supervisor informed and to anticipate problems
• Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects
• Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client
• Education

Applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); Enrollment in a graduation programme focused on multimedia design, graphic design, communications, (environmental) economics, finance, business administration or natural resource management OR
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent) OR
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation
• Computer literate in standard software applications
• Good analytical skills
• Has demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and has a personal commitment to the ideals of the UN Charter

Work Experience

• No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.

Closing: 27 October 2022