BIOFIN Intern, Planet Hub, BPPS

Internship Opportunity at UNDP

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan.

UNDP's 2026–2029 Strategic Plan reaffirms our continued commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by accelerating structural transformations that advance poverty eradication, reduce inequalities, strengthen resilience, and drive sustainable, climate-aligned development.

The intern would be an integrated member of the BIOFIN global team. The main responsibility of the intern will be to support the global team in their technical, management, and communication activities, through the following tasks:

• Research, collect, analyze, and present the work BIOFIN has been doing in its 130+ countries.
• Review international best practices to identify case studies of nature-based finance solutions that can serve as examples for BIOFIN work.
• Assist the BIOFIN finance sources database with new entries and develop guidance materials on financing solutions for BIOFIN teams in different countries.
• Contribute developing knowledge products on cross country analysis, financing solutions for biodiversity conservation.
• Synthesize and summarize research outcomes and lessons learned into formats tailored to BIOFIN thematic activities.
• Support the organization of events, webinars, meetings, regional calls; assist maintaining the documentation of meetings.
• Support developing BIOFIN knowledge products (eg: blogs, articles etc).
• Monitor, analyze, and synthesize the developments, press clippings, and reports of BIOFIN, and maintain a database of BIOFIN news coverage and update it regularly.
• Attend meetings when required and take meeting minutes.
• Participate in regular interns' meetings and report to supervisor.
• Supporting the operational work of BIOFIN including HR, Travel, and Events, etc
• Support other/ad hoc activities as seen relevant and needed.

Achieve Results: LEVEL 1:
Plans and monitors own work, pay attention to details, deliver quality work by deadline Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1:
Open to creative ideas/known risks, is a pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1:
Open-minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1:
Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible Act with Determination: LEVEL 1:
Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in the face of adversity, confident Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1:
Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1:
Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Education:

Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: a. Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master's programme, or higher) in fields such as Finance, Economics, Communications, Social Studies, Environmental or related Studies; b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor's degree or equivalent) in fields such as Finance, Economics, Communications, Social Studies, Environmental or related Studies;

c. Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation; d. Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

• Previous related work experience in a national or an…