Intern (Climate & Data)

The Executive Office provides overall leadership and direction for UNOPS, ensuring strategic alignment, operational integrity, and delivery of the organization’s mandate in support of Member States and the UN system. It drives the development and implementation of the corporate strategy and Strategic Plan, overseeing organizational performance, budget delivery, and financial accountability. 

The Office leads major transformation initiatives, including cultural reform, while strengthening systems for governance, risk management, decision-making, and performance reporting. Externally, it represents UNOPS to the Executive Board, Member States, UN partners, and key stakeholders, positioning the organization as a trusted partner in advancing the 2030 Agenda and UN Development System repositioning.

Through strategic leadership, transparent governance, and effective communications, the Executive Office enhances organizational impact, visibility, and trust, ensuring UNOPS remains fit-for-purpose in a dynamic global environment.

The Climate Action Programme (CAP) is an organization-wide initiative dedicated to addressing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing climate resilience in its operations and project life-cycle, with a focus on renewable energy transition, operational efficiency, and sustainable development. 

UNOPS 2026-29 Strategic Plan includes an ambition of reducing UNOPS climate footprint, as part of the UN global priority of combating climate change. The CEB-approved UN Sustainability Strategy (UNSS) 2020-2030 places a similar expectation on UN system agencies, with a view of aligning to the IPCC emission reduction targets. 

Within UNOPS, the CAP has small, dedicated teams of climate specialists supporting on-the-ground transformation.  This includes working with the portfolio of offices across 6 regions to reduce operational climate emissions and reduce the vulnerability of our personnel and operations to climate impacts.  Equally important is our work across our service lines to influence and support the design and implementation of low carbon, resilient solutions.  

The Intern provides vital support by assisting with the data and communication needs of the team. The core of this role is rooted in data management and communication.  The intern will support the development of tools, resources and documents, as well as assist with the data collection, management, analysis and visualisation of climate and environmental data.

Required:

• Graduated in most recent 3 years with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business Analytics, Economics, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, Environmental Science, Climate Science, Energy Management, Natural Resources Management, Engineering, Sustainable Development Studies, Political Science, International Relations or any related discipline OR

• Enrolled or graduated in most recent 3 years in a Master’s (or higher) programme degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related disciplines. 

Required:

• Recent or current experience working with structured datasets (including basic data cleaning, validation, consolidation, and interpretation to support reliable analysis) as well as presenting data clearly through charts/tables for technical and non-technical audiences

• Knowledge and advanced application of Google Workspace tools, including Sheets, Docs, Slides and Drive, or equivalent is required. 

Desired: 

• Experience in climate change, environmental management, sustainable development or project management is desired. 

• Knowledge of graphic design applications and ability to produce posters, charts, leaflets is desired.

• Knowledge and application of data analysis and visualization tools (e.g. Data/Looker Studio, Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent).

• Familiarity with databases and data platforms (e.g. Google BigQuery).

• UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. 
• UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.
• Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. 
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the selection process, which may include various assessments. 
• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of a wide range of nationalities, cultures, languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. We strive to sustain and strengthen this diversity, fostering an inclusive working environment where all personnel are treated with respect and have equal access to opportunities.
• UNOPS evaluates all applications based on the skills, qualifications and experience outlined in the vacancy announcement. We are committed to a fair and transparent selection process and welcome diverse perspectives, including those of women, indigenous and racialized communities, individuals of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations, and persons with disabilities.
• We are committed to enabling all candidates to perform at their best during the assessment process. If you are shortlisted and require support or reasonable accommodation to complete any assessment, please inform our human resources team upon receiving your invitation.
• UNOPS has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment, and other forms of abusive conduct, including discrimination, abuse of authority, and harassment. To uphold these standards, background checks are conducted for all final candidates to help ensure that individuals with a history of such conduct are not hired. By applying for a position with UNOPS, candidates acknowledge and consent to these verification processes.
  

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses (they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here. 
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• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda. 
• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.