United Nations Environment Programme, Finance Initiative - Policy Internship
- Organizzazione
- UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme, Finance Initiative (FI)
- Sede
- Geneva, Svizzera
- Durata
- 6 mesi
- Indennità
- Non retribuito
- L'offerta scade il
- 21/10/2026
- Area professionale
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Economia e finanza Ambiente sostenibilità e clima Comunicazione/Giornalismo Scienze politiche e affari internazionali
Attività
A. Communications and Events Support - Assist in the development and delivery of communications materials, including website content, social media posts, newsletter entries, event promotions, and stakeholder outreach materials. - Using digital project management tools, support the planning and implementation of webinars, workshops, meetings, and other events, including preparation of agendas, speaker briefings, event logistics, and post-event follow-up. - Track and analyze communications and event engagement metrics, maintain tracking tools and databases, and support reporting on outreach activities. Prepare meeting notes, summaries, and briefing materials for internal and external meetings.
B. Policy Research and Content Development - Conduct research and analysis on sustainable finance policies, regulatory developments, taxonomies, climate- and nature-related frameworks, and other emerging global policy trends. - Monitor and summarize policy developments and initiatives across regions relevant to UNEP FI members. - Support the drafting and editing of policy briefs, reports, presentations, briefing notes, and other policy-related content.
C. Fundraising and Operations Support - Conduct donor and partner mapping, landscape research, and analysis to identify engagement opportunities with public, private, and philanthropic organizations. - Maintain donor pipelines, engagement records, and reporting trackers, monitoring key deadlines and deliverables, and supporting tracking of outreach activities. - Assist in the preparation of donor briefings, concept notes, proposals, presentations, and other fundraising materials. - Provide operational and administrative support to the Policy Team, including coordination of internal activities, maintaining team resources, and supporting effective day-to-day team functioning. - Carry out ad hoc assignments and other tasks as requested by the supervisor or team leads.
Requisiti principali
- Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
- a. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
- b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
- c. Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
- Recent undergraduate or recent master’s degree graduate in public policy, international relations, economics, finance, environmental studies, communications, business administration, or a related field.
- Ideally, the candidate would have prior communications and research-related experience with some exposure to fundraising, philanthropic activities and/or project management through internships or extracurricular activities.
- Strong research, analytical, and writing skills.
- Experience with communications, event coordination, data management, fundraising, or stakeholder engagement is an asset.
- Interest in sustainable finance, financial regulation, climate and environmental policy, or international development.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Digital project management experience through Microsoft tools such as - Planner and Loop is also an asset.
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN Language is desirable.
