Food and Power Initiative Intern, Planet Hub, BPPS (Home-based)
United Nations Development Programme
- Location:
- Panama City, Panama
- Grade:
- IN
- Category:
- General Staff
Posted Oct 16, 2026Apply by Oct 31, 2026 (9d left)
See your match score & applyThe Food and Power Initiative Intern will support the development and consolidation of the Community of Engagement, facilitating collaboration and maintaining knowledge management tools to ensure active participation and momentum in the Working Groups. The role involves organizing calls, webinars, workshops, and assisting with research and documentation.
Responsibilities
- Support the overall organization and facilitation of the Community of Engagement.
- Support with preparation and organization of calls, webinars, virtual workshops to support the Community of Engagement and in particular the Working Groups.
- Maintain knowledge management tools and virtual collaborative tools for FPI, including for the internal coordination team and the CoE Working Groups.
- Update the Library of Resources for the CoE.
- Support with preparation of presentations, slide decks, briefing notes, and meeting minutes.
- Maintain internal filing system, including database management of FPI Partners (e.g. SharePoint, Google docs, Microsoft teams, etc.).
- Assist in research, including stakeholder mapping and possible donor mapping, as well as on any other key issues.
- Other related tasks as required.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) such as sustainable development, environment, agriculture, political economy, economics, international development, social/political sciences, or related fields; or
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) such as sustainable development, environment, agriculture, political economy, economics, international development, social/political sciences, or related fields
- Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b)) and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation.
- Experience in data collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation.
- Experience in communications, writing and editing.
- Experience working with sustainable development, climate, food systems, or social change-related organizations is a plus.
- Fluency in English is required.
Skills
- Data Collection
- Data Analysis
- Data Interpretation
- Data Presentation
- Communications
- Writing
- Editing
- Sustainable Development
- Climate Change
- Food Systems
- Knowledge Management
- Workshop Facilitation
- Webinar Organization
- Research
- Documentation
Languages
English