- Support coordination of strategic engagement activities, and help track progress toward resource mobilization targets.
- Conduct background research on UN institutional processes, including how initiatives move through the UN system (e.g., from UNGA to UNEA), and the roles of key bodies.
- Assist in mapping and analyzing multilateral and intergovernmental negotiation processes and entities related to ocean governance (e.g., UNFCCC, CBD, BBNJ Agreement, International Seabed Authority, IMO, ITLOS, IOC-UNESCO).
- Help track stakeholder meetings and follow ups, as well as regularly update partner, donor, and stakeholder contact lists and outreach notes.
- Support the preparation of donor briefings, speaking points, background materials, and technical briefs.
- Assist in researching donor priorities, funding mechanisms, and upcoming opportunities relevant to UNCDF's thematic areas.
- Support planning for missions and events, including itineraries, logistical coordination, and preparation of background materials.
- Assist in conducting desk research on global finance mechanisms, including their governance structures, and precedents (e.g., Gavi, UNITAID) to understand how initiatives are anchored within the UN system.
- Support mapping of international and regional organizations that work on ocean and climate finance, plastics, blue economy, and marine governance.
- Help prepare summaries, briefs, and background notes on relevant multilateral processes, funding opportunities, and emerging policy trends.
- Assist in maintaining work plans, activity trackers, and databases to support ongoing initiatives.
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master's programme, or higher);
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor's degree or equivalent);
- Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
- Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan
- UNCDF accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship
- Interns may be given a stipend according to the Internship Policy: the stipend is to help cover basic daily expenses related to the internship, such as meals and transportation at the duty station
- Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNCDF in any official capacity.