Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Intern

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean offers an unpaid internship for 6 months in the Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Unit. Interns will support analysis of social, economic, and environmental data related to climate financing, climate change, and value chains, contributing to regional initiatives and projects.

Responsibilities

• Elaborate literature reviews on sustainable development and natural resources, experiences and good practices in regional management of natural resources.
• Review national documents and data on productive and environmental management of sargassum or forests and forest industry in Central America depending on area of work.
• Compile information on existing regional initiatives to manage sargassum.
• Data collection and analysis on forests and forest industry.
• Support other ongoing projects in the Unit.
• Exchange findings and ideas with colleagues.
• Propose new or emerging topics.

Requirements

• Basic education required is HS Diploma.
• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• A field of study closely related to the internship 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.
• Studies in economics, development, agriculture, natural resources, or related are desirable.
• Data analysis or spatial data skills are desirable.
• Knowledge of value chains, natural resources management, is desirable.
• Fluency in Spanish or English is required.
• To work remotely, applicant must have full access to a computer with modern browser and Microsoft Office applications installed, with basic IT security best practices implemented including software and security updates, firewall enabled, and password manager enabled.

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Spatial Data Skills
• Natural Resource Management
• Value Chain Analysis
• Economic Analysis
• Climate Change Analysis
• Climate Financing Analysis
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Security Best Practices

Languages

Spanish, English