Intern - Sustainable Finance Mobilization

Work Location

Bangkok, Thailand

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the world’s leading environmental authority, setting the global environmental agenda, advancing the environmental dimension of sustainable development, and advocating for the protection of the global environment.

This position is located at UNEP's Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) in Bangkok, Thailand duty station. Under the overall supervision of the Regional Director and direct supervision of the Regional Coordinator for Finance and Economic Transformations, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: 1) Support the work of UNEP in region on redirecting public finance with increasing number of governments unlocking/re-directing finance to climate, nature and/or pollution actions a. Researching on state of sustainable finance and investment trends for identified priority countries in the region. b. Supporting engagement of Finance Ministries in roll out of the Guide of Coalition of Finance Ministers on Climate Change.

c. Research on tools and methodologies for assessing risks from Nature impacts of investments. 2) Support the work of UNEP FI:

a. Creating a database of Central Bank contact points and analysis of policies and regulations on climate and nature risk assessment.

b. Research and Analysis of Nature taxonomies globally and its adoption/use the region.

c. Support organization of two webinars for NZNP taxonomy developed by UNEP-FI

Qualifications/special skills

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).

Applicants must be currently enrolled in or recently graduated (within 1 year) from Master’s, or Ph.D. programme with a focus on Finance, Climate Change Financing or related area. Prior experience in climate change and financing would be an advantage. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.

Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams is desirable. Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts in desirable. Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.

Additional Information

Not available.

Intern Specific text

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.

No Fee

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.