Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual’s background; the office to which the intern is assigned to; the nature of specific projects and the internship duration. Duties may include, but not limited to:

Research and summarize science on environmental issues (including both hard and soft branches of science and innovations in science, trends, and scenarios in different countries).
Research environmental baselines and policy settings in project countries.
Draft analyses of and reports on existing scientific research and policy documents on environmental issues.
Organize and otherwise support meetings (e.g., notetaking, assisting in the management of participant travel, visitor management).
Map out science-based think tanks, educational institutions and other entities that are in the domain of environment and sustainable development.
Map out business opportunities and science-based innovations related to addressing environmental challenges.
Map best and internationally agreed environmental and social (E&S) safeguards towards the development of an E&S framework for promising innovative environmental solutions.
Assist in drafting project documents and develop technical documentation, guidance on tools and procedures for systems developed such as (for strengthening climate services and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) in countries).
Assist in establishing project document repositories.
Work with social media and assist in the development and dissemination of communication and outreach materials.
Support the collection and visualization of environment data.
Work with GEO/Spatial data and technologies.
Manage database update and indicator Accessibility.
Assist in updating content for the SDG Monitoring portal.
Assist with market research related to business opportunities related to addressing environmental challenges.
Support in financial and economic modelling.
Access relevant data sources for all countries in search of required data, download, format and upload these data files.
Process or analyse data in the files as required under the guidance of the Statistical Officer.
Statistical methodological research.
Assist with other related data and information work in the unit as instructed and guided.
Draft outreach and fundraising materials for public and private sector funding sources.
Assist in producing environmental and social safeguards analyses of business opportunities related to addressing environmental challenges.
Assist in the development of networks of science-based institutions.
Assist in the various stages of systems development, including developing, testing, implementing, and managing systems.
Assist in developing technical documentation and guidance on tools and procedures for systems developed in the unit.
Assist in the development of strategies for building science-policy capacities at national and regional levels.
Support scientific assessment processes in a variety of capacities.
Undertake other tasks as required by the office and in accordance with the intern’s background.
Assist in cleaning of data collected by web-scraping and other various means and sources.
Assist in labelling training data to provide meaningful and informative labels to provide context for an AI model.

Competencies

Communication

Speaks and writes clearly and effectively.
Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.
Asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication.
Tailors language, tone, style, and format to match the audience.
Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Teamwork

Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.
Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others.
Places team agenda before personal agenda.
Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position.
Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Client Orientation

Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view.
Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect.
Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions.
Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems.
Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects.
Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client