Internship Climate change and Education in Emergencies

ECW is recruiting a new Climate Intern to help us deliver on our climate commitments. The intern will work under the overall supervision of the Chief of Strategy, Planning and Accountability but work very closely on individual tasks with ECW’s climate consultant. The climate consultant works part-time hours, so the intern must be comfortable working independently on other days. The intern will support various aspects of ECW’s climate change work, with a special focus on policy, advocacy, event planning and communications ahead of the Conference of Parties (COP) 29 in Azerbaijan in November 2024. Please note that the role will not include attendance at COP29 itself. The intern will also work closely with the climate consultant on climate finance, youth engagement and climate policy.

The learning agenda of this internship is an increase in knowledge of how the global climate change and Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises (EIEPC) sectors operate, strategic planning, policy, advocacy, as well as ensuring the voices and priorities of young people are incorporated into ECW’s approach to climate change.

Key Functions/responsibilities:

• COP preparation: Work with ECW teams – including advocacy and communications, partnerships and resource mobilization, education, SPA, amongst others to prepare for ECW’s engagement in COP29 and the policy windows leading up to COP. This will include contributing to the development of a COP29 communications and advocacy strategy, supporting the development of key messages and logistics for panel events, minute taking, preparation of talking points, preparing social media content, publicizing ECW case studies, and COP logistics.
• COP engagement: Identify further entry points for ECW to advocate on EiEPC in the run up to and at COP29 – including, but not limited to – the global goal on adaptation and loss and damage discussions, and strengthen and contribute to ECW’s coordination with other platforms, including youth networks, the Greening Education Partnership (GEP) and the Global Alliance on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector (GADRRRES).
• Global Climate Youth Champion: Work with the communications and advocacy team to onboard, find opportunities for and engage with the new Global Climate Youth Champion(s). This will include identifying communications and advocacy opportunities, taking notes of key quotes, sharing content with communications team, and supporting the development of briefing documents.
• Partnerships and finance: Support the climate consultant and the strategic planning consultant to ensure the smooth running of Climate Acceleration Facility grants. The Acceleration Facility is one of ECW’s three flagship investment windows and funds the production of global public goods for the EiEPC sector. This will involve collating documents, minute taking, drafting of emails and processes, and potentially supporting the reviewing of proposals. Support the climate consultant in advancing ECW’s approach to climate finance, including analysis of the global climate funds, collating case studies, finding compelling statistics, utilizing ECW’s database and preparing talking points and presentations.
• Cross-cutting support: As required, undertake a range of logistical and operational activities to support the functioning of the team, especially relating to climate tasks. This includes taking meeting minutes, data collation and analysis, maintaining information management systems, preparing tools and templates, drafting and designing presentations and talking points and booking flights/accommodation as needed.
• To be considered for this internship, applicants must meet the following requirements.

Essential:

• Be enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. degree program on climate change/environment/education with a very strong climate component or have graduated within the past two years.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Be fluent in English (speaking, writing and reading) up to the highest standard.
• Experience engaging in events.
• Excellent coordination skills, including event planning and delivery.
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and have no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.
• Demonstrable experience of coordinating and working with others, especially in climate change and youth engagement.
• A strong interest in climate change and education in emergency and protracted crisis contexts.
• Strong written communication skills – the ability to write and synthesize complex information into plain English reports and meeting minutes.
• Previous internship, work experience or research in climate, including education, conflict or humanitarian issues.

Source:  https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/570955