Overview
Internship within the Economist Team, focusing on Green and Sustainable Finance, supporting key initiatives and contributing to national development priorities and Sustainable Development Goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct background research and analysis on green and sustainable finance.
- Collect and analyze best practices and lessons learned from UNDP’s strategic policy initiatives.
- Assist in supporting engagements with government counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to preparing concept notes and proposals to tap funding opportunities.
- Support outreach activities and facilitate events.
- Draft briefings, reports, policy notes, and other documentation.
- Develop communication materials, such as presentations, data visualizations, case studies, blogs, and newsletters.
- Provide administrative support to the team, including logistic, scheduling meetings, note-taking, and maintaining online records and documents.
- Support other/ad hoc activities as seen relevant and needed.
Qualifications
- Currently in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree; or
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree; or
- Have graduated no longer than 1 year ago from a master’s degree or equivalent studies.
Field of study: Relevant fields such as Economics, International Development, Finance, Business Management or equivalent.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools; experience with web-based management systems is an advantage.
