Intern - Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery (home-based)

BACKGROUND:
  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP:  we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.
  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.

CORPORATE BACKGROUND:

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.

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). UNDP’s policy work is carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, and forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. 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. The GPN also aims to provide rapid and integrated support to UNDP country offices, combining policy advice, technical expertise, financial resources, agile tools and procedures, and partnerships. The Global Policy Network (GPN) has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan (2022-2025).

Within the GPN, the Crisis Bureau guides UNDP’s corporate crisis-related strategies and vision for crisis prevention, response and recovery. The UNDP’s Crisis Bureau supports emergency and crisis response and ensures that issues of risk are fully integrated into UNDP’s development programmes. The Crisis Bureau assists UNDP and partners to achieve higher quality development results through an integrated approach that links results-based management and performance monitoring with more effective and new ways of working.  The CB supports UNDP and partners to be more innovative, knowledge and data driven including in its programme support efforts. The CB’s staff provides technical advice to Country Offices; advocates for UNDP corporate messages, represents UNDP at multi-stakeholder fora including public-private dialogues, government and civil society dialogues, South-South and Triangular cooperation initiatives, and engages in UN inter-agency coordination in specific thematic areas.  

RECEIVING OFFICE BACKGROUND:

The Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Team (DRT) at the Bangkok Regional Hub works under supervision of the Crisis Bureau. The team provides integrated policy and programme support on disaster risk reduction and recovery in the context of UNDP’s approach to resilience building. The main responsibility of the team is to provide support to UNDP country offices in the Asia and the Pacific in their efforts to strengthen national capacities on disaster resilience and disaster risk reduction. The team provides high quality advice and programmatic support in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects, as well as leading the development and coordination of policy in disaster risk reduction, and disaster recovery with a focus on resilience building and integrated approaches with climate adaptation. The second priority is to build partnership and promote regional capacity building initiatives and collaboration among UNDP, Governments and other development partners to identify, create and share knowledge relevant to solving urgent development challenges.
 

DUTIES: 

The intern will assist in the following duties and responsibilities:

The major responsibility will be supporting the Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Team (DRT) of Bangkok Regional Hub in developing innovative approaches for supporting the Asia and Pacific countries on better preparedness and readiness in dealing with disasters and crises. The Intern will mainly focus on provision of support for the implementation of the 4th Phase of the Tsunami Project, funded by the Government of Japan, and coordination with the Partners in Japan.

1.) Provide support to partnerships and communications with the Partners in Japan to facilitate the implementation of the 4th Phase of the Tsunami Project (60%):

2.) Provide support to the Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Team (DRT)’s project management and resource mobilization (30%):

3.) Support other/ad hoc activities as seen relevant and needed (10%).

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: 

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

Field of study: Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Environmental Management, Development Studies, Public Administration, International Studies or equivalent. 

IT skills:

Language skills:

COMPETENCIES: 

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