Programme Management intern

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Located within UNEP Regional Office for Africa, African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) was established in December 1985, following a conference of African ministers of environment held in Cairo, Egypt. Its mandate is to provide advocacy for environmental protection in Africa; to ensure that basic human needs are met adequately and in a sustainable manner; to ensure that social and economic development is realized at all levels; and to ensure that agricultural activities and practices meet the food security needs of the region. The measures adopted by AMCEN in seeking solutions to environmental concerns in Africa have consistently been participatory and consultative since its inception. The existence of AMCEN has had an impact on the way environmental issues are being handled in the region. AMCEN has also contributed to strengthening Africa’s participation and active involvement both in global negotiations and in international agreements on the environment. The intern will work with AMCEN Secretariat team and the position will contribute to support the AMCEN Secretariat with the following tasks: (a) Draft minutes of AMCEN Secretariat and AMCEN Bureau Meetings (b) Undertake research for background papers for AMCEN meetings and reports (c) Draft speaking points for use in AMCEN meetings (d) Collect, collate, and analyse statistics related to AMCEN decisions and meetings (e) Develop presentations for AMCEN Secretariat and AMCEN Bureau Meetings (f) Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

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 must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Applicant should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Work, MS power point and MS teams; ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts is desirable and ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.

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.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/244924?language=en