Policy

• Policy/institutional monitoring, through
  • (i) providing analysis on selected EU environmental and climate policies, strategies and legislation (e.g., under the European Green Deal) and
  • (ii) screening of information/news on developments in the EU institutions, including relations with other regions, summits, particularly following UN and EU work in Kazakhstan, etc.
• Support UNEP Brussels Office in preparing policy and regional dialogues with the European Commission.
• Follow relevant sessions of the European Parliament (e.g., ENVI Committee, etc.) when requested and report back.
• Participate in conferences and events as requested and report back accordingly.

Partnership building

• Support partnership building efforts, through briefings, memos, intelligence gathering, etc; - Identify and analyze different financial instruments of the EU.
• Monitor calls for proposals and prepare related internal communication.
• Provide assistance to any meeting by taking notes and keeping record of files.

Communication

• Cooperation on the office newsletter and other channels.
• Support UNEP (and One UN) events and campaigns in Brussels (e.g., UN Day, EU Green Week, World Environment Day, etc.).
• Support in other tasks requested, including the proofreading and editing of documents.

• Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
  • (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
  • (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work. experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
• Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.E
• nglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of Russian is desirable.