Internship - Climate/Sustainability Finance and Capacity Building, ESARO at
1 month ago
Summary
The purpose of this internship is to support the ESARO Climate Hub in its pursuit and efforts in increasing climate finance for UNICEF ESAR, RO and COs, and the children of the region as well as to build capacity around climate, sustainability, and climate finance opportunities.
The intern will manage mapping exercises, support the development of clinics and guidance material for country offices and sectoral colleagues as well as work closely with COs, RO, and HQ in developing concept notes and proposals.
The position will also entail providing support on climate finance-related tasks to ESARO Partnerships colleagues and the supervisor as well as ad hoc coordination, knowledge management, evidence generation, capacity building, and communication tasks.
Main tasks and responsibilitiesUnder the supervision of the Climate Specialist in the ESARO Climate & Sustainability Section, the incumbent will be responsible for:
Support the development of climate finance capacity-building efforts, such as clinics and webinars
Conduct necessary mapping exercises linked to climate finance and capacity building
Support in developing learning and training material for, but not exclusively, climate finance and funding opportunities
Support in developing TORs, presentations, speaking points, etc
Review and support COs, RO sector colleagues, and HQ in developing concept notes and proposals
Ensure that the Climate Hub SharePoint and newsletters are up to date with the most recent information on current and future climate finance-related opportunities, deadlines, etc.
Eligibility & Minimum requirementsTo be considered for the internship, applicants have to meet the following requirements:
Enrolment in a master's degree programme in an undergraduate or graduate school, or recent graduation in Sustainability/Environment/Climate finance, Environmental/Climate policy, Communications, International Development, Environmental science, or another relevant technical field
Proficiency in at least one of UNICEF's working languages: English, French, or Spanish, and fluent in the working language of the office of assignment
Strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records
Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and have no other relatives in the line of authority to which the intern will report.
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