Work Location

Geneva

Expected duration

six months.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Economic and Trade Policy Unit conducts research and provides capacity building support and advisory services to enable the transition to inclusive and green economies. Located within the UN Environment Programme Industry and Economy Division, the Resources and Markets Branch seeks to conserve the environment, reduce poverty, and promote sustainable development by enhancing the capacity of governments, businesses, and civil society to integrate environmental considerations into economic, trade, and financial policies and practices in accordance with integrated policy-making approaches of sustainable development. Over the past years, the focus of Resources and Markets Branch has been UNEP’s work related to Green Economy. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. UNEP’s Industry and Economy Division works with International and nongovernmental organizations, national and local governments, business and industry to develop and implement policies, strategies and practices that are cleaner and safer, incorporate environmental costs, use natural resources efficiently, reduce pollution and risks for humans and the environment, and enable the implementation of conventions and international agreements. Successful candidates will carry out research and provide support to Programme Managers in the following tasks: • Assist in conducting research on macroeconomic modelling and green public finance, including gathering and analyzing data related to sustainable economic development, fiscal policies, and green finance. • Support the development and application of economic models for green transitions, including working on data collection, validation, and analysis to contribute to policy recommendations for countries involved in PAGE. • Engage in country-level work for PAGE, providing technical support to governments and local stakeholders in the implementation of green economy policies, fiscal reforms, and sustainable development initiatives. • Assist with the preparation of reports and policy briefs on macroeconomic modelling and green public finance, ensuring that content is well-researched, data-driven, and aligned with PAGE objectives. • Support policy research and advocacy work related to the area of sustainable fiscal policy and public policy, which includes but is not limited to harmful subsidies. • Support the development/ review of econometric models (e.g., forecasting, simulations) and macroeconomics analysis a (e.g., scenario analysis) to assess the impact of various development policies/interventions on the specific outcomes. • Conduct a thorough analysis/desk review of current environmental policies and guidelines. • Support to draft environmental sustainability policy across the framework and ensuring that it is aligned to the UN systemwide advocacy and efforts at promoting environmental sustainability. • Conduct basic statistical analysis – such as time series analysis – using relevant software (e.g., Matlab, GAMS, EViews, R, Excel) • Conduct a thorough background research and analysis/desk review of current environmental, trade policies, guidelines, and relevant topics at the nexus of trade, environment and sustainable development, across sectors such as textiles, agriculture, mining and metals, among others.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: a. Be enrolled in a graduate school Programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in Economics, Public Policy, Finance, Sustainable Development, or related fields; b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent); c. Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation. Be computer literate in standard software applications. Have demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this internship, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN Language is desirable.

Additional Information

Not available.

Intern Specific text

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.