Sustainable Development Affairs Intern

The Environment and Development Division, Sustainable Urban Development Section, seeks interns to support sustainable and resilient urban development initiatives in Asia-Pacific. Duties include organizing meetings, assisting programme implementation, conducting research, and supporting operational tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to organizing and conducting meetings relevant to the work of the Section, including drafting concept notes, documents and communications materials, preparing for and backstopping intergovernmental meetings, and supporting follow-up activities
• Assist with various tasks linked to organizational and substantive dimensions of programme and project implementation on sustainable and resilience urban development, including work on SDG localization, urban resilience, sinking cities, smart cities, equitable sanitation for low-income urban communities
• Conduct research and identify and develop case studies on urban development, policies and programmes and their contribution to inclusive, sustainable and resilient development in the Asia-Pacific region
• Support day-to-day operational tasks of the Section, including responding to requests for information, assisting in the preparation of presentations, and updating webpages related to the Section’s work

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher related to international development, sustainable development, urban planning, urban development, policy analysis, environmental management, social science, development practice, international relations, or related disciplines)
• Or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent related to sustainable development, urban planning, urban development, environmental management, development practice, international relations, or related disciplines)
• Good command of Microsoft Suite beyond Word, Excel and PowerPoint is desirable
• Video-editing skills are desirable
• Graphic design or illustration skills related to urban design work are desirable
• Familiarity with the responsible use of AI tools to improve work quality and efficiency, in line with UN guidelines, is desirable
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required
• Knowledge of another language used in Asia-Pacific is an asset (Laotian, Khmer, Bengali, Nepali, Japanese)

Skills

• Sustainable Development
• Urban Planning
• Environmental Management
• Policy Analysis
• International Relations
• Research
• Programme Implementation
• Meeting Organization
• MS Suite
• Video Editing
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• AI Tools Usage

Languages

English, French