About United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

TheUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world’s environmental agenda, promotes coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Established in 1972, UNEP works with governments, civil society, businesses and other UN entities to address critical environmental challenges including climate change, ecosystem degradation, chemicals and waste management, and environmental governance. UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

Job Summary

This internship offers a unique opportunity for a motivated individual to gain hands-on experience in international development and environmental protection, climate action, and sustainable development. Working with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), you will contribute to meaningful projects that address global challenges and promote sustainable development. You will develop valuable professional skills while working in a multicultural, international environment alongside experienced professionals.

Key Details

• Job Title:UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Regional Climate Internship
• Grade:I-1
• Location:Geneva (Remote work possible)
• Department:United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Contract Type:Internship
• Salary:Unpaid

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: a.
• Academic Qualifications: Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); b.
• Academic Qualifications: Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); c.
• Academic Qualifications: Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
• Academic background in finance, environmental science, business administration, international relations, financial services or environmental affairs.
• Academic Qualifications: Industry certifications from accredited financial services and risk management institutes are highly valued.
• Academic Qualifications: Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• Academic Qualifications: However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
• Academic Qualifications: Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Masters or Ph.D.
• Academic Qualifications: Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelors, Masters or PH.D.

Skills

• Support in the organization, planning, and delivery of bilateral and collective engagement with banks, insurers, and asset owners to raise awareness and build capacity across the climate mitigation journey.
• Support to conduct regional / country analysis of existing climate transition capabilities to identify gaps and opportunities to advance institutional capacity across the different areas of financial decarbonisation.
• Support to scope and prioritise climate transition capacity-building needs.
• Support the delivery of the LAC climate plan by considering UNEP FIs, and other strategic partners capabilities and resources.
• Support in the design and preparation of regional / country-specific training materials.
• Support in the design and delivery of capacity-building work in various forms to support FIs to advance their climate mitigation journey (all the way from impact analysis and climate risk management to Paris Alignment and transition planning).
• Support in the organization and delivery of events for the acceleration of financial sector decarbonization, by leveraging UNEP FI, and other partner capabilities.
• Support maturity analysis of emissions data capabilities and explore opportunities to advance those.
• Support to identify potential partners to support on gathering country specific data (e.g. GHG intensity factors and climate transition scenarios for specific sectors).
• Support preparing reporting materials and administrative tasks.
• Support with the translation of global UNEP FI materials to the local context.

Benefits

• BANK ACCOUNTS.