Internship For Asia Regional Office

The GGGI Asia Regional Office is looking for a talented individual to work support ongoing work across Asia. The successful candidate will report to the Asia Program Development and Portfolio Management Officer. The assignment will include the following duties:

• Support the review, editing and of the draft Pakistan Country Planning Framework.
• Support the coordination of inputs for and review of draft regional approaches on nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and resilience, circular economy and sustainable waste management, Just Energy Transition (JET), and carbon pricing and trading.
• Provide timely support to the Asia Regional Office and Asia Country Offices in preparing, submitting and presenting their Work Program and Budget (WPB) for 2025/26
• Provide background research support to Asia-related proposal development for resource mobilization in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and India, among others where appropriate.
• Support the planning and delivery of internal knowledge sharing sessions.
• Support to planning for engagement with, and preparation for, GGGI’s attendance at external events, including the preparation of slides decks and background research.
• Provide support to the preparation and conduct of the Asia-related sessions for the GGGWeek 2024 scheduled in October 2024.
• Provide support in drafting communication messages, PowerPoint slides, word and excel documents to support the Asia program.
• Provide support on coordination tasks where required, such as organizing internal meetings and external meetings, and providing summaries after meetings.
• Perform other tasks assigned from time to time by the Asia Regional Office.

ELIGIBILITY                                         

Applicants to the GGGI internship program must at the time of application meet the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a Bachelor’s (final year), Master’s or PhD program prior to internship assignment, or a recent graduate within the last 12 months.
• Be engaged or recently engaged in academic study in a field directly related to the Institute’s work.
• Possess an excellent command of English.

QUALIFICATION

• Be enrolled in a Bachelor’s (final year), Master’s or PhD program in economics, development economics, environmental science, social sciences, or other relevant fields prior to internship assignment, or be a recent graduate within the last 12 months.
• Proven computer literacy in standard office software applications skills.
• Strong analytical skills, with a drive for data analysis, forecasting, and interpretation.
• Excellent English communication skills, particularly writing and/or editing experience in the field of financial modeling or economic statistics
• Excellent and demonstrable ability to think critically, question underpinning logic, and provide solutions and alternatives.
• Ability to work/deliver under time pressure.
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Source: https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/hq-internship-for-asia-regional-office-559157.html