Several UN Intern, CleanStart Programme Job Opportunities – United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Job Title: Intern, CleanStart Programme (Several UN Jobs)
Organization: United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s least developed countries. It creates new opportunities for poor people and their communities by increasing access to microfinance and investment capital. UNCDF focuses on Africa and the poorest countries of Asia and the Pacific, with a special commitment to countries emerging from conflict or crisis. It provides seed capital – grants and loans – and technical support to help microfinance institutions reach more poor households and small businesses, and local governments finance the capital investments – water systems, feeder roads, schools, irrigation schemes – that will improve poor peoples’ lives.
About UNCDF CleanStart Programme:
UNCDF’s CleanStart Programme supports low-income consumers to transition to cleaner and more efficient energy through inclusive finance. CleanStart is a global programme helping to lift at least 2.5 million people out of energy poverty by 2020. To achieve this vision, the programme provides risk capital and technical assistance to competitively selected financial service providers and energy enterprises.
At the heart of the CleanStart approach is brokering risk-sharing partnerships between downstream as well as upstream value chain actors, and de-risking some investment opportunities. Of particular value to CleanStart is developing partnership and financing models that can be replicated and scaled-up by other public and private actors working towards a common vision of expanding energy access for the poor.
CleanStart is active in Nepal, Uganda, Ethiopia, Myanmar, and several other East and West African countries through a partnership with a rural microfinance institution called PAMIGA. The CleanStart global programme team is based in UNCDF’s Asia-Pacific Regional Office in Thailand, as well as Nepal and Uganda.
Job Summary: The internship will contribute to improving knowledge sharing and market awareness efforts of the CleanStart program. This will include functions related to research; communications and partnerships; and advocacy/market awareness to increase visibility of CleanStart results and insights amongst the clean energy and energy financing sectors. CleanStart is looking for interns who are willing to explore the field of financial inclusion to reduce energy poverty through both knowledge sharing and knowledge production.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The Interns will be taken on a rolling basis. Applicants can apply for a specific work stream as highlighted below, or the CleanStart programme will match the intern with a specific work stream:
Knowledge Production (Research and Analytics):
- Supporting (Big Data) research and analysis activities;
- Supporting monitoring and evaluation of CleanStart partners to distill lessons learned from progress reports on program and product innovation activities;
- Reviewing and keep stock off energy finance literature and policy publications;
- Supporting research publication writing and editing.
- Market development (Business development support and Advocacy)-
- Scoping opportunities for clean energy enterprises in Uganda;
- Liaising with CleanStart enterprise partners to evaluate needs related to training; financing; market awareness; and general management (Incubation services);
- Researching financing opportunities (blended finance, risk capital, equity, grants) for clean energy enterprises in CleanStart target countries;
- Development and management of Cleanstart enterprise partner database;
- Other tasks as requested by the CleanStart team.
Knowledge Sharing (Communications and Partnerships):
- Providing input and maintaining the contact database the programme;
- Supporting events and thinkshops organization with sector participants;
- Producing of a variety of communication tools: writing of blog articles, news and press releases;
- Curating content related to energy finance and financial inclusion in social networks;
- Disseminating information about the programme’s events and publications in social media;
- Reporting on events feedback by participants and writing workshops proceedings;
- Performing desktop research on donors, partners and resource mobilization opportunities for the CleanStart Program and its partners (energy companies, financial institutions);
- Supporting writing proposals and concept notes as needed.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Intern, CleanStart Programme employment opportunity should be enrolled in a relevant master’s programme in a graduate school (second university degree equivalent or higher) at the time of application and during the internship, or having graduated from a relevant programme in the last year OR
- Pursuing relevant university/college studies with significant work experience, if applying from a country where graduate studies are not widely available.
- Previous work experience is considered an asset; but it is not a requirement unless graduate studies are not widely available.
Personal Competencies:
- Understanding of sustainable development, renewable energy, and private sector development and engagement is an asset;
- Demonstrable skills in research, analytical thinking, and communication;
- Excellent writing and editing skills in English;
- Proven ability to manage diverse and complex tasks, with tight deadlines;
- Able to take initiative and work independently, with minimum supervision;
- Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills with ability to work under pressure within an international setting;
- Interest in the UN system and general knowledge of development issues is a plus;
- Ability to perform a variety of administrative tasks.
How to Apply:
All candidates should submit your Resume/CV and an application using the UNCDF Internship Application form, Download Here
All applications must contain the following information:
- Summary statement of competencies in relation to the TOR
- Earliest availability, part and/or full time, when they complete their studies, preferred workstream, duty station location
- Curriculum Vitae
Please upload your United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) credentials at the link below
Deadline: 15th March 2018
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