1. Development Finance and Resource Mobilization Analysis
- Support analysis of financing opportunities relevant to durable solutions, including domestic public finance, multilateral development bank engagement, bilateral financing, private-sector participation and blended-finance approaches.
- Conduct desk research on development finance trends, fiscal space, public investment, economic inclusion and financing models relevant to internal displacement and fragile contexts.
- Help maintain trackers on donor engagement, financing instruments, country pipelines, budget allocations, downstream financing and catalytic results linked to IDSF-supported programmes.
- Support the preparation of briefing notes, donor materials, slide decks and analytical inputs that communicate the IDSF investment case and catalytic financing model.
2. Data Management and Economic Analysis
- Collect, clean and organize quantitative and qualitative data related to the IDSF portfolio, country contexts, displacement trends, financing flows and programme indicators.
- Support the development and quality assurance of Excel trackers, dashboards, data tables and visualizations for internal management, donor reporting and strategic communications.
- Assist with analysis of country-level displacement, macroeconomic and development data to identify trends, investment needs, financing gaps and opportunities for scaled solutions.
- Support efforts to assess and communicate the potential economic and social returns of investments in durable solutions, including links to employment, poverty reduction, public services and local economic development.
- Support consistency and quality control across country updates, annual reporting, results frameworks and donor-facing materials.
3. Research, Country Support and Secretariat Coordination
- Prepare background research on priority countries, including displacement profiles, macroeconomic conditions, public finance landscapes, multilateral development bank portfolios and relevant government strategies.
- Assist with requests from Resident Coordinator Offices and UN Country Teams involving financing, data, economic analysis or pipeline development.
- Support meeting preparation, note-taking and action tracking for financing-related consultations, donor discussions and coordination meetings.
- Provide ad hoc analytical and administrative support to the IDSF Secretariat as needed.
Competencies
Functional Competencies
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including the ability to work accurately with structured datasets and financial or economic information.
- Strong research skills and the ability to synthesize technical material into clear, decision-useful outputs.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain reliable trackers, datasets and analytical products.
- Demonstrated interest in development finance, economics, public policy, international development, internal displacement or fragile contexts.
- Good command of information and communication technology, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with data-visualization or statistical tools is desirable.
Core Competencies
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
- 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 a bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
- Have recently graduated with a university degree, as defined above, and, if selected, start the internship within one year of graduation; or
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship programme and undertake the internship as part of this programme
Experience:
- Where an intern is not financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, government, foundation or scholarship programme, a stipend intended to help cover basic daily expenses related to the internship will be paid by the receiving office.
- The monthly stipend amount will be determined in accordance with applicable UNDP internship policies and duty-station rates. Part-time internship arrangements will be prorated accordingly.
- Where an intern is financially supported by an institution, government or third party, UNDP will, subject to the applicable rules, pay the difference, if any, between the external financial support provided and the applicable UNDP stipend.
- No other payments of any kind will be made to an intern by the office in connection with the internship agreement.
- Interns will accrue combined sick and annual leave at the applicable monthly rate, prorated for part-time arrangements where relevant. Any accrued leave not used by the end of the internship will be forfeited.
Application Procedure
In case an applicant is successfully selected, s/he will be requested to provide electronic versions of the following documents upon selection:
- Copy of most recent curriculum vitae;
- Letter from university confirming current enrolment and graduation date, or;
- Copy of recent graduation certificate;
- Letter of recommendation from a professor;
- Copy of school transcript;
- Copy of passport;
- Medical Certificate of Good Health;
- Proof of medical insurance cover.
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Important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders)
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Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
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