We provide policy and implementation support to our partner Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on new and innovative areas for implementation of solar energy. There is a huge demand for land and rooftop space for installation of solar systems. The project is being designed to find innovative ways for expanding application of photovoltaics in land neutral applications. The project outlines the identification of potential innovative areas and application of photovoltaics which includes solar in urban areas, potential mapping, assessment of costs and yields and demonstration projects. Assistance to strengthen the domestic solar industry and institutions is required to develop knowledge and capacities which would lead to India being self-reliant in the solar energy space. In the first phase, the technology and applications for photovoltaics application will be decided followed by potential mapping. Do these activities sound interesting to you? Just go through the internship description, prepare your application and we will be in touch soon.

• Communication with project partners in India and Germany
• Assist in implementing project activities related to Renewable Energy by conducting background research and providing inputs to reports, briefings, and background papers
• Initiating research projects with external partners (including development of Terms of Reference)
• Drafting reports for German Ministry, BMZ and BMUV
• Project management in research projects
• Support in dissemination of information, including contribution to the newsletter, drafting news items and press releases for events and activities
• Assist the Project Leader in planning and organizing events
• Support the team in the implementation of a communication strategy for the project
• Any other tasks related to the project assigned during the internship
• Assist the project in recruiting the next set of interns

• Final year Bachelor’s/Master’s student of Energy Engineering/Environmental Sciences/ Economics/Political Science/Project-/ or related areas; graduation should not have been completed more than six months ago
• Perfect command of English language
• C2 level in German language is a must
• Good research and document writing/editing skills with strong communication skills and ability to work in an intercultural organisation
• Good MS-Office skills
• Strong organisational skills
• First long-term experience in GIZ partner countries is an advantage
• Professional experience related to energy or project/event management is preferred

Die GIZ ist Unterzeichnerin der Charta der Vielfalt. Anerkennung, Wertschätzung und Einbeziehung von Vielfalt im Unternehmen sind uns wichtig. Alle Mitarbeiter*innen sollen Wertschätzung erfahren – unabhängig von Geschlecht und geschlechtlicher Identität, Nationalität, ethnischer Herkunft, Religion oder Weltanschauung, Behinderung, Alter, sexueller Orientierung.

Das Praktikum ist nur möglich, wenn Sie aktuell immatrikuliert sind, sich in einer Weiterbildung befinden, deren integraler Bestandteil die Absolvierung eines Praktikums ist oder der Studienabschluss zu Beginn des Praktikums nicht länger als 6 Monate zurückliegt.

Die monatliche Praktikantenvergütung beträgt €2.134,52 (brutto). Entsprechend des Einsatzlandes wird eine zusätzliche monatliche Auslandszulage (brutto), in einer seitens der GIZ festgelegten Höhe, der Praktikantenvergütung hinzugerechnet.

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Für inhaltliche Rückfragen steht Ihnen Frau Lukas (betriska.lukas@giz.de) zur Verfügung.