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<Job Purpose and Organizational Context>
The United Nations Joint Project “Business Partnerships & Solutions for SDGs” started its second phase at the beginning of 2024, building upon the success of its pilot. Its overall objective is to increase the implementation of sustainable practices among companies in Albania while fostering an enabling environment for change among the local business community, in light of the upcoming European Union integration. The main strategy to achieve it relies on the provision of technical trainings and support to companies as well as the organization of initiatives to increase awareness on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among private sector actors, policy makers, relevant stakeholders and wider society. The project seeks to achieve this by relying on the Swedish experience and investment focus and facilitates business to business cooperation while at the same time supporting the private sector in delivering and monitoring of social and environmental impact. Making known good practices from Sweden will lead to better understanding and engagement on the SDGs and help identify opportunities to co-design and pilot solutions in the agriculture and textile sectors in Albania. The Swedish private sector has been bringing to the solution space attributes including expertise and technology to incubate innovation and help solve SDG related challenges through new partnerships in Albania. The project works on establishing Business Partnerships & Solutions for SDGs that will bring together businesses from both Sweden and Albania, government and civil society representatives to test new models of engagement that will create win-win, sustainable and scalable solutions for all stakeholders in achieving the SDGs.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Project Manager of the ‘Business Partnerships and Solutions for SDGs’ project and in cooperation with the Business & Innovation Consultant, the intern will:
- Assist the project team with the ideation, organisation and logistics of various business initiatives, including a Business #2030 event and the second edition of the SDG Business Pioneers in Albania;
- Provide logistical support during the implementation and management of project activities involving companies, such as trainings, meetings, field visits;
- Contribute to the implementation of the communication and advocacy plan of the project;
- Support the team with the real-time gathering and analysis of data on companies and online audience engagement from project activities;
- Any other function that might be important to support the successful completion of project activities.
Competencies
| Core |
| Achieve Results: | LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline |
| Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements |
| Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning |
| Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible |
| Act with Determination: | LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously |
| Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships |
| Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
(a) Be enrolled in a business administration finance, communication and/or similar university degree
(b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
(c) Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
(d) Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program
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Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
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