The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability. The mission of UNIDO, as described in the Lima Declaration adopted at the fifteenth session of the UNIDO General Conference in 2013, is to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States. The relevance of ISID as an integrated approach to all three pillars of sustainable development is recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will frame United Nations and country efforts towards sustainable development in the next fifteen years. UNIDO’s mandate is fully recognized in SDG-9, which calls to “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”. The relevance of ISID, however, applies in greater or lesser extent to all SDGs. Accordingly, the Organization’s programmatic focus is structured in four strategic priorities: Creating shared prosperity; Advancing economic competitiveness; Safeguarding the environment; and Strengthening knowledge and institutions.
This internship position is located under the Skills Development and Fair Production Unit. The Skills Development and Fair Production Unit supports Member States in integrating into the emerging global systems of fair and sustainable trade. To this end, it leverages partnerships with the private sector to enhance employees’ skill sets to become the sources driving the sustainable transition. The Unit also promotes learning, concepts and norms to augment the attractiveness of industrial employment for youth and women under transparent, fair and social working conditions. The Unit also deploys foresight and planning instruments to guide Member States in developing the industrial skills in future cohorts of industrial employees and respond to re- and up-skilling requirements of actors in a sustainable value chain.
The duration of an internship at UNIDO is between three to six months, is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work under the supervision of a staff member, in the division or office that they are assigned to. Interns shall cover all costs associated with their internship, including visa, travel to and from the duty station, insurance, transportation, accommodation and living expenses.
The Intern shall work under the direct supervision of an officer designated by the Chief of the Skills Development and Fair Production Unit and shall be engaged as follows:
Project 201117: This Public-Private Development Partnership (PPDP) project aims at creating decent employment opportunities in the Heavy-Duty Industrial Equipment and Commercial Vehicles (HDIECV) industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project is designed to improve the relevance and quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the HDIECV sector and to ensure that experienced and new Congolese professionals and SMEs are equipped with marketable skills that enhance their employability and value integration prospects.
Project 210124: The project aims to support agribusinesses in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to increase their sales to the Filipino market and their exports to the market of Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
Engaged in specific assignments described below:
Engaged in specific assignments described below:
The Intern will be required to prepare an end-of-internship report, which will be submitted to and cleared by UNIDO Internship Coordination.
Age: Minimum 20 years on the first day of the internship.
Education: Enrolled in a university degree programme; or begin the internship within one year of completing a university degree; or completed a university degree and be sponsored as part of an academic or development programme.
Field of specialization: Communications, political science, international relations, business administration, project management, sustainable development
Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English and French is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.
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