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Policy and Research Team Intern

China

Opportunity Deadline

04/01/2024

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Job Description

Fresh
  • Country: Beijing, China
  • No of vacancies: N/A
  • Salary: N/A 
  • Organization: UNDP
  • Gender: Both 
  • Deadline: 2024-01-04

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

  • Support the Policy and Research team to compile, collate and analyze data, in particular on socio-economic policies, rural development, climate and environment issues, SDG finance and development cooperation related topics.
  • Support as well as compilation, analysis and interpretation of knowledge products, providing thorough research of the policy and development issues in the country.
  • Assist preparing policy briefs.
  • Assist the coordination of publication launch events, missions and policy dialogues.
  • Advocate and support the localization of the SDGs through research, preparing presentations and by participating in relevant forums, conferences and trainings, and take notes.
  • A.O.B as assigned.

Support Management of events and publications on economic issues.

The internship is full-time, he/she will work five days per week (35 hours), with at least four days at UNDP offices.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

  • Interest in development;
  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
  • Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

  • Ability to manage diverse and complex tasks, with tight deadlines;
  • Value the equal importance of research and administrative tasks;
  • Ability to manage coordination and logistic tasks with minimum supervision.
  • Familiarity with knowledge management and learning;
  • Ability to provide high quality policy notes, briefs on thematic topics;
  • Sound writing and data management skills;
  • Excellent organizational, inter-personal, communication and administrative skills;
  • Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals;

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Experience

Field of study: International development, Economics, Social Sciences, International relations, Climate science, Environmental studies, Business and Management, or equivalent.

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

  • Enrolled in a Master’s or in a PhD programme
  • In the final year of a Bachelor’s programme;
  • Or within one year after graduation from a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD programme,
  • Or be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program
  • Experience in developing research communication products would be an advantage.

Language and Skills

Excellent written and spoken Chinese and English language.

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