Background |
| The Hydrogen Economy Portfolio of UNDP China office is looking for an intern to assist work of the portfolio and the team. This internship opportunity will allow the successful candidate to gain hands-on multilateral experience in promoting sustainable development and particularly the clean energy sector. The intern is expected to participate in tasks related to project management, partnership building, knowledge management, public communication and innovation, and support the organization of international conferences. The projects under the portfolio and its broader team includes hydrogen and fuel cell economy, low carbon economy, grey hair economy and livelihoods and resilience. |
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Duties and Responsibilities |
| The Intern, under the guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Manager for the Hydrogen Economy Portfolio, will carry out the following duties and responsibilities: - Assist in the overall project management of the Portfolio and its broader team;
- Assist in collecting regular project reports, financial records and maintaining archives of relevant communications and documents;
- Assist in knowledge management including drafting knowledge products and facilitate information sharing;
- Provide solid support on promoting the visibility and influence of the projects, and assist in designing and implementing public communication activities to targeted audience;
- Provide solid support on the planning, organisation of conferences, public campaigns and relevant events and ensure logistics management for such events;
- Assist in the drafting, translation, and proofreading of reports, speeches, project documents, meeting agendas and minutes or other related files etc
- Assist in partnership strengthening and building;
- Perform other ad hoc tasks as assigned.
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Competencies |
| The intern will be expected to be someone who can work as part of a team demonstrating the following competencies. Result delivery: - A can-do attitude;
- Highly organised and able to work on a variety of tasks under tight timeframes and busy schedules;
- Flexible and adaptable to work in various environments and with different stakeholders;
- Proactive and takes initiative when needed while also open to seek guidance or support from others when necessary;
- Quick learner, strong analytical and research skills.
Effective communication: - Participates actively as part of a team to achieve goals;
- The ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with different stakeholders;
- Communicate accurately in a well-organised and precise manner;
- Good interpersonal skills and can thrive in a multicultural environment.
Professional accountability: - Proactive;
- Efficient;
- Responsive;
- Motivated;
- Result oriented.
Full computer literacy: - Excellent command of the Microsoft Office Suite incl. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
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Required Skills and Experience |
Required Skills and Experience | | Education - Within one year of finishing or about to finish graduate or undergraduate studies by end 2020;
- Academic degree with focus on environment policy, international development, public policy, or a related field strongly desirable;
- Candidates other academic background, such as English or business, but are quick learners demonstrating strong interest in environmental issues are equally encouraged to apply.
Experience - Hands-on experience providing administrative support to ensure operational efficiency and compliance is a must;
- Basic knowledge in clean energy and climate change issues and the UN’s mandate on them is a must;
- Experience working under high pressure and delivery results at pace;
- Experience in planning, promoting, and organising events;
- Experience drafting diplomatic documents in English and Chinese is an asset.
Language Requirements - Excellent command of English and Chinese;
- Knowledge in other UN official languages is desirable.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS Please submit your application with below documents in one PDF. For people who apply from UNDP Jobs, please note that the system will not accept the uploading of more than one document so please merge or scan all your documents into one prior to uploading. - CV and letter of motivation
- Copy of school transcript
- Indicate if you will be financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, government, foundation or scholarship programme, and the financial amount.
(Please include your availability dates and earliest desired starting date on the top of your CV) *Candidate who didn’t submitted required document will not be under considerate of the selection processes. | |
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| UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks. |
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