UNDP Careers| Home Based Internship Opportunity With UNCDF in Asia and Pacific Deadline :31-Oct-24 Apply Online

Background

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) assists developing countries, especially least developing countries, in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants, loans, and guarantees.

Home Based Internship Opportunity With UNCDF in Asia and Pacific Deadline :31-Oct-24 Apply Online

UNCDFs vision is to help mobilize and catalyze an increase of capital flows for SDG impactful investments to Member States to address the most pressing development challenges facing vulnerable communities in these countries and thereby contribute to sustainable economic growth and equitable prosperity.

UNCDF utilizes its unique capability in the UN system to deploy grants, loans and guarantees to crowd-in finance for the scaling of development impact.

UNCDF focuses on where the needs are greatest, a deliberate focus and capability rooted in UNCDF’s unique investment mandate to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the Doha Programme of Action for the least developed countries, 2022–2031.

Competencies

• Demonstrable skills in research, analytical thinking, and communication;
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English;
• Proven ability to manage diverse and complex tasks, with tight deadlines;
• Able to take initiative and work independently, with minimum supervision;
• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills with ability to work under pressure within an international setting;
• Interest in the UN system and general knowledge of development issues is a plus
• Self-starter; organized; able to multitask, balance multiple responsibilities, and work to deadline.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Applicants to the UNCDF internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher) in food system management, economics, agro-economics  or similar studies, bank and investments;
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
• 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;
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Applicants to the UNCDF internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher) in food system management, economics, agro-economics or similar studies, bank and investments;Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);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;Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as Competencies
Demonstrable skills in research, analytical thinking, and communication;

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Excellent writing and editing skills in English;
Proven ability to manage diverse and complex tasks, with tight deadlines;
Able to take initiative and work independently, with minimum supervision;
Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills with ability to work under pressure within an international setting;
Interest in the UN system and general knowledge of development issues is a plus
Self-starter; organized; able to multitask, balance multiple responsibilities, and work to deadline.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:

Applicants to the UNCDF internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher) in food system management, economics, agro-economics or similar studies, bank and investments;
Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);

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;
Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
Experience:

Experience:

• Part or full-time work, paid or volunteer, in economics, policy related work, finance, inclusive finance, communications, knowledge management international development, sustainable development or related fields (for all Internships).
• Research and analytical capacity (for all Internships).
• Excellent computer, mobile apps, and digital tools operating capabilities (for all Internships).
• Must be able to work in a multicultural environment and be aware of political sensitivities (for all Internships).
• Exposure to pitching, writing, editing and proofreading various texts for diverse audiences for social media, web and print (for Communications and Knowledge Management Internship).

About UNCDF Inclusive Digital Practice (IDE) Area

The UNCDF strategy ‘Leaving no one behind in the digital era’ is based on over a decade of experience in digital financial inclusion in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. UNCDF leverages digital finance in support of the SDGs to achieve the vision of promoting digital economies that leave no one behind.

The goal of UNCDF is to empower millions of people by 2024 to use services daily that leverage innovation and technology and contribute to the SDGs. To achieve this vision, UNCDF uses a market development approach and continuously seeks to address underlying market dysfunctions that exclude people living in the last mile.

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UNCDF is looking for qualified interns to support its different activities related to the following functional areas in its Regional Office/Implementing countries located in Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Fiji and other countries in the Asia Pacific region: 

• Private sector engagement
• Data Management
• Partnership and Programme Expansion 
• Monitoring & Evaluation and Operation 
• Communications and Knowledge Management

The internship manager is committed to providing the intern with the training, guidance and support necessary to complete the below duties and responsibilities effe6yctively and within the internship period. This will include, but not be limited to, scheduled meetings (weekly) to assess output progress, systems training (if required) and completion of required university reports for the purpose of meeting any necessary Degree requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

The key activities expected for Asia and Pacific interns are:Private sector engagement Support the team in adhering with the recently introduced provisions for partnering with the private sector and various Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Support the team in conducting due diligence on private sector partners and putting together the package of documents required for solicitation and approval of the financing to private sector partners (checklist, request for applications/proposals, transaction memo, PPT etc).

Support the team in managing the relation with the private sector partners through regular reporting, spot checks, field visits etc. Support the team in putting together comprehensive disbursement packages when the private sector partners achieve the agreed milestones.Other tasks as requested.

Data ManagementData Management that includes working with team on analysing and arranging the data available and collecting missing data from the partners to ensure project results are properly collected and orderly stored.

Transfer the data from excel to airtable for easy monitoring and complete any information gap that may be found.Update airtable sheets for different data categories (grant agreements, donor agreements, contracts etc) to ensure proper management of all the commitments for the projects.

Please note that you will need to answer the mandatory questions on timeframe and availability (under Additional Questions section), which is a part of the internship application process, in addition to your cover letter;

Please submit your Resume/CV and an application using the UNCDF Internship Application form: http://www.uncdf.org/download/file/127/2509/internshipdoc

Applications should include the application form and latest resume. Applicants are welcome to submit any additional work samples or portfolios in one single file, preferably PDF

;Please note that the UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents (CV/ Resume, Cover Letter etc. into a single file before uploading).

Interested candidates can apply at any time indicating the timeframe of their availability in the internship form. However, only those candidates selected for interviews/ further assessment by hiring managers will be contacted.

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