Overview
The Sustainable Development Affairs Intern will support the Environment and Development Division, Sustainable Urban Development Section, in advancing resilient and sustainable urban development across Asia and the Pacific.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support to organizing and conducting meetings relevant to the work of the Section, including drafting of concept notes, documents and communications materials, preparing for and backstopping intergovernmental meetings, and supporting follow-up activities.
- Assist with various tasks linked to organizational and substantive dimensions of programme and project implementation on sustainable and resilience urban development.
- Conduct research and identify case studies on urban development, policies and programmes and their contribution to inclusive, sustainable and resilient development in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Support day-to-day operational tasks of the Section, including responding to requests for information, assisting in the preparation of presentations, and updating webpages related to the Section’s work.
Qualifications
- Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher related to international development, sustainable development, urban planning, urban development, policy analysis, environmental management, social science, development practice, international relations, or related disciplines; or
- Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent related to sustainable development, urban planning, urban development, environmental management, development practice, international relations, or related disciplines.
