Job Summary:
Organization: United Nations Environment Programme
Country: Kenya
City: Nairobi
Office: UNEP Nairobi, Kenya
Grade: I-1
Work Location: Nairobi
Expected duration: 6 months
Application Deadline: 5 April 2025
Duties and Responsibilities
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP works to encourage decision makers in government, local communities and industry to adopt policies that promote efficient use of natural resources, climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, and sustainable patterns of consumption and production. The UN Environment Programme’s Climate Change Division (CCD) delivers effective strategic guidance and high-impact action in support of the transition towards climate stability. Specifically, the division provides tailored capacity building and technical support to governments to enhance their policy and implementation capacity. This further supports countries in accessing and securing finance to align to the Paris Agreement, decarbonize, anticipate and adapt to climate impacts. In this role the intern will work closely with CCD leadership and teams across the division to support the South African G20 Presidency in advancing the priorities of the Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG). Since 2009, energy has been central to G20 discussions due to its critical role in sustainable development. In 2013, the Energy Sustainability Working Group was established to address various energy-related matters. As South Africa assumes the G20 Presidency, the Just Energy Transitions Working Group, led by the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), will focus on key issues including energy access and affordability, sustainable finance, and job creation in the energy sector through innovation.
This approach is structured around four three pillars:
- Energy Security and Affordable, Reliable Access
- Just, Affordable and Inclusive Energy Transitions
- African Interconnectivity and Energy Pools With the African Union (AU) becoming a permanent member of the G20 and South Africa assuming the G20 Presidency in December 2024, UNEP aims to strengthen collaboration with South Africa and the AU to enhance engagement on sustainability issues critical to both the continent and the global agenda. As such, this internship will primarily focus on energy policy, with an emphasis on energy transition and the G7 and G20 processes. This internship is in UN Environment Programme’s Climate Change Division, with the intern reporting to the Nairobi duty station.
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) in environmental sciences, business or public administration, social science, environmental law, or related field.
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 should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Additional Information
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.
Link:
https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/255350?language=en
