Local Intern: Climate Change & Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights

The UNFPA is seeking a Local Intern for Climate Change & Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights, supporting advocacy, project delivery, and knowledge generation related to climate change and gender issues. Responsibilities include organizing events, developing communication materials, conducting research, and facilitating training. Candidates should be enrolled in or recently graduated from a relevant postgraduate program and demonstrate interest in development. The position is remote, allowing candidates to work from anywhere.
About UNFPA and How You Can Make a Difference

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Support the positioning of UNFPA and the ICPD Agenda in Climate Change Advocacy and Policy Engagement, including but not limited to:
• Supporting the design and organization of key virtual, in-person and hybrid events
• Support delivery of UNFPA climate projects and knowledge management
• Supporting the dissemination of UNFPA’s key messaging on climate change and SRHR
• Support the development of key proposals for mobilization of climate finance for adaptation and resilience action
• Supporting the Communications Unit in the development and dissemination of communication materials, ranging from social media posts, press releases, and newsletters to increase awareness of UNFPA ESARO’s work on climate change.

Contribute to knowledge generation and capacity-building on the intersection of climate change, gender and SRHR, including but not limited to:
• Support research on climate change and its impact on gender equality and SRHR in East and Southern Africa (ESA) countries to strengthen the evidence base and towards an improved country response
• Support the Climate Team in developing knowledge products, such as country fact sheets on climate change and SRHR intersections for East and Southern Africa (ESA) countries
• Contribute to the development of resources, including training materials, and UNFPA advocacy tools, such as the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) SRHR Dashboard Tracker
• Support in coordinating training and capacity-building workshops on SRHR, Gender, and Climate Change for government and non-government stakeholders in ESA countries.

Qualifying for an Internship

All interns must meet the following educational and other eligibility requirements:

Educational requirements
1. Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme in a relevant field (such as master’s programme or higher in international development, public health, women or gender studies, population and development);
2. Have recently graduated with a university degree as defined above and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.

Other eligibility requirements
1. Demonstrate interest in the field of development;
2. Demonstrate written and spoken proficiency in at least one of the working languages of the United Nations (English or French) and fluency in the official language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish) of the UNFPA office; and
3. Demonstrate ability to adapt to new environments and to establish and maintain good working relations with individuals of different cultural backgrounds.

Your Experiences:
• Some experience in working with development agencies, including in a volunteer capacity.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of other languages is an asset.
• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Initiative, sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members from different national and cultural backgrounds..