Intern (Energy and Environment Team)

Background

There are 6 portfolios in Energy and Environment team: Montreal Protocol, Natural Resource, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainable livelihood, and GEF Small Grants Programme. http://www.cn.undp.org/content/china/en/home/ourwork/environmentandenergy/overview.html

GEF Small Grants Programme is a global initiative. By providing financial and technical support to projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods, SGP demonstrates that community action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental imperatives.

SGP Global: https://sgp.undp.org

SGP China: http://www.gefsgp.cn/ 

Duties and Responsibilities

The major responsibility in the team is to support The GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) mainly focusing on (60%~70% of the intern’s time):

•Translation and proof reading for SGP related documents;

•Project information updating (database and website);

•Maintaining close relationship with NGO partners via social media and campaigns;

•Summarizing the good practices from 71 completed and on-going projects;

•Drafting meeting minutes

•Ad hoc assignments

Other tasks to support UNDP Environment & Energy Team in general (30%~40% of the intern’s time):

•Translation and interpretation;

•Taking meeting notes

•Supporting workshop/training organization;

•Knowledge management (contributing to UNDP Social Media by summarizing the events and missions within E&E team)

•Project M&E

•Ad hoc assignments

Competencies

• Fluency in English and Chinese
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based management systems
• General understanding of NGO and international development issues. 

Required Skills and Experience

Master degree in environment or international development