Current Openings at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Deputy Director, including meeting preparation, and documentation.
• Assist in organizing internal meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and tracking follow-up actions.
• Support special projects and priority initiatives led by the Deputy Director through coordination, research, and follow-up.
• Undertake targeted research and analysis, including internal reports and data, to inform knowledge management and process improvements.
• Assist in preparing internal communications, briefing notes, and presentation materials, as needed.
• Liaise with division teams to gather inputs and support coordination on key activities.
• Undertake other tasks as required, in line with the intern’s interests and experience.

Qualifications/special skills

• 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);
• 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.
• Applicants must be pursuing qualifications in an area of study that can significantly contribute to the responsibilities outlined and overall work of the Ecosystems Division Directors Office, including: Applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
• Background in programme management, business administration, development studies, or other related field;
• Demonstrated interest and experience in issues related to in programme coordination, project management, or support to environmental and conservation initiative;
• Experience in organizing meetings, or conferences, including managing stakeholder coordination is highly desirable; Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

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Specific tasks and responsibilities

• Strategic design and inception: Map the different roles for micro, small and medium enterprises and other local private sector actors in in the use of NbS
• Identify foundational literature relevant to the topic
• Work with UNEP to identify key informants to invite for semi-structured interviews, aiming for diverse representation from sectors, ecosystems, type of NbS, and geographical locations
• Schedule interviews with the key informants
• Conduct stakeholder interviews: Work with UNEP to develop interview guide
• Conduct interviews with at least twenty stakeholders from the public and private sectors and civil society, with a focus on small-medium enterprises, other local actors, and public officials (e.g. municipal or regional government).
• Conduct literature review: Review existing literature on NbS applications and the role of private sector in various NbS applications.
• Provide a reference list of any existing evidence encountered on employment implications and decent work dimensions in NbS, as part of the review.
• Identification of knowledge gaps
• Draft inputs to Chapter 2 of the report:
• Synthesize the information gathered during the previous tasks into a draft chapter that covers the topics listed in the “output expectations” section of these terms of reference
• Revise the inputs based on feedback.
• Present key findings and insights to the Decent Work in NbS report project team

Qualifications/special skills

• Post Graduate Degree (Masters level or above) in international affairs, environmental science, environmental management, environmental governance, economics, social science or related field. A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of five years of research experience related to nature-based solutions, sustainable development policies, private sector engagement, or job creation and decent work is required.
• Experience in qualitative analysis, conducting literature reviews and stakeholder interviews, and developing high-quality knowledge products is required.
• Demonstrated expertise in local private sector development and the nature economy is desirable.
• Demonstrated expertise in decent work related policies is desirable.
• Experience working in an international, multi-cultural setting is desirable.