Market Development

Nairobi,Kenya

6 Months

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP works to encourage decision makers in government, local communities and industry to adopt policies that promote efficient use of natural resources, climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, and sustainable patterns of consumption and production. UNEP’s Climate Change Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and capacity development for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. This internship offer is within UNEP / Climate Change Division / Adaptation & Resilience Branch / Climate Finance Unit, Nairobi (Kenya). Under the supervision of the Programme Manager, the intern will conduct the following support tasks. 1. Support the deployment of incubation programs aimed at providing business development capacity to green entrepreneurs in the context of the Pro-Congo project: participate in calls, draft minutes of meetings, prepare briefing notes, and assist with overall program coordination. 2. Support in Conducting market and scoping research for the identification of intervention regions, sectors and potential stakeholders for market development activities in French-speaking countries. 3. Assist in Contributing research and analyses for the development of additional modules on specific topics to support the incubation programs (carbon and carbon markets, PES, finance literacy and accessibility). 4. Assist in coordinating with regional teams and local executing entities (Enterprise Support Organizations) in Francophone countries. 5. support in translating and adapt program materials, communications and reports between English and French. 6.Participate in CFU’s internal meetings and assist the team in preparing report documents and communication resources. 7. Carry out other duties on a needs basis.

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). We encourage applicants with a degree/background in the following fields: International Relations, Geography, Environmental Science, Energy Policy, Communications, Business Administration, or a related discipline focusing on climate change, sustainable development, and/or international environmental governance.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English and French is required for the internship. NOTE: "Fluency equals a rating of "fluent" in all four areas (read, write, speak, understand) and "Knowledge of" equals a rating of "confident" in two of the four areas

Not available.

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.