Intern (CCSD/CCGE) -2402-023 / 240168

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JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Reference Number 240168
Position Level Intern
Department Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
Division Gender Equality Division
Location Asian Development Bank Headquarters
Date Posted Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Closing Date Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:59 p.m. (2359 Manila Time, 0800 GMT)

1. Internship Topic

Understanding of gender responsive heat adaptation approaches.

2. Summary of Job Description

• Mapping exercise to identify existing global initiatives, policies, strategies, available funds, and other related information for gender-responsive heat adaptation from various stakeholders, including donor and developing member country governments, development partners, NGOs, and CSOs through desk research, and interviews as necessary.

• Analysis to identify comparative advantages of ADB, recommendations for heat adaptation mainstreaming, and key areas of potential cooperation with partners based on the findings from mapping exercise.

• Creating a database to consolidate all information collected from the mapping exercise, maintain, and regularly update in a common folder.

• Final report: The intern will compile the results in a report, to be presented in a seminar/workshop. The report will present key findings, the result of the mapping exercise, and recommendations for ADB’s engagement with potential partners on gender-responsive heat adaptation.

• Other tasks as assigned and agreed upon.

3. Duration

11 weeks

4. Timing

June 2024 onwards

5. Location

ADB Headquarters, Manila

6. Expected Outcomes

The internship will lead to a greater understanding of heat stress with its gendered impact, various stakeholders’ interventions to address heat stress, climate change strategies and policies.

Qualifications

7. Education Requirements

• Enrolled in a Master’s- or PhD-level program at a school in one of the ADB member countries, prior to and after the internship assignment;

• Engaged in academic study in gender study, international development, climate change, environmental science or a related field.

8. Relevant experience

• Dynamic and proactive personality;

• Knowledge of current global dialogues on gender and climate change nexus, with a special focus on global warming and heat related issues (desired);

• Experience working in the field on gender and climate change, and/or disaster risk management projects (desired)

9. Additional Requirements

• National of one of ADB’s member countries.

• Possess an excellent command of English.

Upload the following documents in the “Attachments” section of your application:

• Curriculum vitae (CV)

• Proof of enrollment to a Masters or PhD program. Inclusive dates should confirm that you will be enrolled during the intended period of assignment.

• Writing samples relevant to the internship assignment in MS WORD or PDF document, maximum of 1500 words.

 


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