Job Openings at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities:-

Undertake and support research on sand and dust storms (SDS), including:

• Desk-based research on efforts by international organizations and Member States to combat SDS.
• Internal stocktaking across UNEP to identify existing initiatives, gaps, and opportunities for programming on SDS.
• Monitoring and synthesizing emerging literature and policy developments on the environmental dimensions of SDS (e.g. land degradation, ecosystems, pollution, and climate change).
• Support UNEP’s engagement in the UN Coalition on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (UNCCSDS), including background research, coordination support, and documentation of relevant discussions and partner inputs.
• Assist in documenting good practices, country-level initiatives, and regional approaches to SDS monitoring, mitigation, and transboundary collaboration.
• Provide logistical, research, and communications support to events and workshops, in particular the preparatory and UNEA-7 workshop on SDS scheduled for December 2025.
• Support project development on SDS and related themes under UNEP’s disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience portfolio.
• Assist with internal communications and briefing support on SDS and related issues for UNEP senior leadership. 7. Contribute to the development of technical materials, meeting summaries, concept notes, and presentations to inform UNEP’s strategic positioning on SDS. 8. Perform any other tasks as requested by the Unit Head, in support of UNEP’s DRR work.

Qualifications/special skills

• Master’s degree (but within 1 year of graduation) or currently enrolled in a master’s program or the final year of undergraduate degree.
• Background in environmental sciences, environmental policy, natural resource management, climate change studies, or similar study area Interest and familiarity with online communications
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly in English is required
• Experience with event management. Demonstrated interest in West Asia and/or North Africa.

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Responsibilities

• The specific details of the internship will vary according to the individual's background, the intern's assigned office as well as the period of Internship. Under the supervision of the Associate Data Scientist, it is expected that his/her responsibilities will fall within one or several of the following broad activities:
• Conduct research on emerging digital technologies and their environmental impact, focusing on AI policy, digital governance, and sustainability.
• Provide analysis on the intersection of technology and environmental policy, identifying key challenges and opportunities for sustainable digitalization.
• Assist with the research on potential partners and organizations working in digital sustainability, AI governance, and environmental data initiatives to support UNEP’s engagement efforts.
• Assist in developing policy briefs, concept notes, and research papers on digital transformation and the environment.

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); Enrollment in a graduation programme focused on public policy, environmental studies, technology policy, political science, international relations, innovations, computer science or a related field OR Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent)
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation
• 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. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (Bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor's. Master's or PH.D Programme.