UN-Energy Data Intern at Sustainable Energy for All

The objective of this Results Offer is to accelerate UN-Energy-led efforts to support UN member states to achieve the 2030 goals and drive new commitments from countries and companies to the actions necessary to achieve SDG7 and energy transitions.

Duties and Accountabilities 

The Intern’s responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to: 

• Provide technical support for the Energy Compact annual monitoring and reporting work, including maintaining and updating survey forms, Energy Compact aggregation tracker and more; 
• Reviews, verifies, and reconciles data and reports to ensure accuracy and conformity; 
• Contribute towards the Energy Compact Annual report 2023 via data analysis, key insights, cross-linking with ongoing energy price crisis etc.
• Support outreach to the Energy Compact Network for monitoring progress ;
• Assist with the planning and day-to-day coordination of UN-Energy activities;
• Thematic research on SDG7 including tracking new research and emerging trends; 
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve operational efficiency; 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Specific Competencies for the Role

• Bachelor’s degree and/or currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in a field such as data science, economics, engineering, finance, energy, statistics or other relevant fields
• Proficiency in managing, analyzing and visualizing data
• Skilled in using intermediary-level MS Excel functions including Pivot and Lookup
• Fundamental understanding of energy sector and publicly available energy datasets
• Analytical skills and ability to produce high-quality documentation in English.
• Ability to work with others to create, synthesize and/ or share relevant knowledge and to stimulate its use.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills as well as time management skills, including the ability to plan and prioritize work duties and work competently under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Experience communicating with various stakeholders such as government, businesses, civil society groups and international organizations on matters related to sustainable energy;
• Knowledge of Power BI and Survey Monkey
• Knowledge of cloud server environment (e.g. Microsoft Azure) and data processing languages (SQL, Python, R etc.).

Closing date: 7 April 2023 at 23:59