Overview
Internship Assignment
Mitigation Division Coordination Implementation Sub-division
Coordination Regional Collaboration Centers
Application Announcement number: Expected start Duration of Modality
deadline: 26/Intern25/Mitigation Assignment
date August 2026 Onsite
RCC
30 July 2026 Up to six (preferable
months option) or
remote
Organizational context
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political
process to address Climate Change. The Convention secretariat supports the Convention and its Kyoto
Protocol by a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of the
Parties.
The successful implementation of Parties’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) relies on
governments’ ability to take the actions that will contribute towards fulfilling the ambitious targets
outlined in these documents. The realization of this hinges on availability of, and ability to access,
commensurate means of implementation. This formed the foundation for recently adopted decisions,
including on a New Collective Quantified Goal and the agreement to continue working towards scaling
up climate finance to developing country Parties to at least 1.3 trillion per year by 2035.
As the primary international forum for addressing climate change, the UNFCCC brings together all
Parties, alongside implementing partners, to address this challenge. Moreover, Paragraph 117 of
Decision 1/CMA.5 on the first Global Stocktake requested the Secretariat to facilitate the sharing of
knowledge and good practices for the preparation and implementation of NDCs. This is further
strengthened by Paragraphs 38 and 39 of the Global Mutirão decision, which requests the secretariat
to conduct peer exchange workshops, including at climate weeks, and invites relevant organizations,
the secretariat, including through its RCCs, and other support programmes and agencies to enhance
technical assistance and support for developing country Parties in the preparation and
implementation of NDC.
The UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) support countries in implementing the goals of the
UN climate agreements by providing technical expertise, capacity-building, and regional collaboration.
They work closely with governments and partners to accelerate climate action, strengthen
implementation of NDCs and National Adaptation Plans. RCCs facilitate knowledge sharing, mobilize
partnerships, and help identify opportunities for climate finance and investment.
Objectives of the internship assignment
Under the direct supervision of the Mitigation division’s CRCC Team Lead and the NDC Technical
Support Unit Team Lead, the intern will support analyses on how different mandates and activities of
the UNFCCC secretariat can be coordinated and aligned to support access to means of
implementation for NDCs. Particular tasks will include:
1. Support the preparation and implementation of projects related to financing NDC
implementation including the Peer-to-Peer on programmatic approaches to finance NDC
implementation, through background research, preparation of agendas, speaker
coordination, logistical support, and other activities as needed.
2. Assist with the organization of workshops, webinars, partner meetings and other events
related to climate finance for NDC implementation, including coordination with Regional
Collaboration Centres, partners and relevant internal teams.
3. Contribute to capturing lessons learned on approaches to financing NDC implementation,
including country experiences, institutional arrangements, investment planning, climate
finance governance, project pipelines, and relevant tools and knowledge products.
4. Contribute the development and updating of presentations, meeting notes, knowledge
products and other materials related to NDC finance, programmatic approaches, peer
learning and country-level implementation support.
5. Support collaboration with RCC NDC experts on capacity-building activities and direct
country support related to finance aspects of NDC implementation, including identifying
country needs, preparing technical inputs, and supporting follow-up with relevant partners
and internal teams.
6. Other activities as needed.
In addition, upon completion of the internship, the intern will have contributed to projects related
to financing NDC implementation including the Peer-to-Peer on programmatic approaches, and
activities in collaboration with RCC NDC experts that are closer to countries and implementation
realities on the ground.
Timeframe
The internship is for a maximum of six months, with the expected starting date in August 2026.
The exact period will be determined based on the availability of the intern and the needs of CRCC.
The internship may take place either onsite (preferrable option) at UN Climate Change premises in
Bonn full-time (40 hours per week) or remotely. In case of the internship taking place remotely,
interns are expected to align their work schedule with the working hours of UN Climate Change.
Requirements
Applicants must, at the time of application and for the entire duration of the internship, meet one of the
following requirements: 1) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or
equivalent, or higher, such as a PhD) at a recognized university; or 2) Be enrolled in the final academic
year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent) at a recognized
university.
• University studies shall be in the field of data science, statistics, computer science,
economics, or related disciplines
• Candidates must be fluent in English (both oral and written). Working knowledge of French or
other UN official languages is an asset.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Candidates must be able to work in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment.
Computer requirements
For a remote internship, candidates will require a laptop or desktop PC (with Windows 10 or newer)
or Mac (with the latest MacOS update), as well as a reliable, high-speed internet connection. An Office
365 license will be provided by the UNFCCC to enable the candidate to access official emails,
SharePoint, OneDrive and other office applications, such as Word and Excel.
Further computer requirements:
• An antivirus application which receives regular updates;
• Browsers must be a newer version with regular updates enabled;
• Regular Windows 10 updates should be enabled with Windows laptop or PC.
In addition, a mobile phone will be required to enable Multifactor Authentication (MFA) through SMS
or the Authenticator App.
Internship conditions
UNFCCC secretariat internships are not remunerated, and the selected intern will be responsible for
all costs before, during and after the internship assignment. Interns of the UNFCCC secretariat are not
considered to be staff members. In case of remote internship, interns are expected to work with their
own computer and internet access. For in-person internship, interns will be provided a laptop and
internet connection. For more detailed information about UNFCCC Internship programme please visit
the internships section on our recruitment webpage.
Application procedure
Candidates who are interested in this assignment and meet the minimum requirements must use the
on-line application system and include a short cover letter. Due to the high number of applications,
only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted for a telephone interview.