Writing & Communication Intern, Learning & Insights Hub (LIGHTS) - 2 positions

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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.

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 to sustain development results.

UNDP is working to strengthen new frameworks for development, disaster risk reduction and climate change. We support countries' efforts to achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals, which will guide global development priorities through 2030. The key 2030 Agenda principle of leaving no one behind and stamping out inequality is at the core of everything we do.

UNDP focuses on helping countries build and share solutions in three main areas:

• Sustainable development
• Democratic governance and peacebuilding
• Climate and disaster resilience

  In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women, minorities and the poorest and most vulnerable.

  To support the Government of Malaysia to take initial steps and plan sequenced strategies for mobilizing and aligning public and private resources to the 2030 Agenda, UNDP is implementing several projects aimed at targeting the achievement of SDGs.

  
  

  Duties and Responsibilities

  Specifically the intern may be involved in (i) conducting primary or secondary research on specific areas as assigned or relevant to ongoing projects above (ii) directly supporting engagements with government agencies, other UN agencies, International Financial Institutions, civil society organisations, academia and more through event planning activities as part of the internship’s communication aspects. In this context the intern will be involved in exciting, meaningful, and challenging work to support a broad range of different projects, such as the INFF (Integrated National Financing Framework), the National Human Development Report, SDG Roadmap Project, Islamic Financing, Private Sector Strategic Interventions and Sustainable Finance and in Developing Finance Dialogues, mainly through writing and communication activities.

  The key result expected is support the Economist Unit in UNDP through research, analysis, and writing and other support as needed. Under the Senior Economists supervision, the intern is expected to perform the following tasks:

  📌 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 ✔

  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

  1. Engage in basic desk research in the thematic priority areas as determined by the supervisor;
  2. Compile research findings (eg best practices, lessons learnt, experiences and key narratives) on determined thematic areas;
  3. Provide support to the UNDP CO’s seminars, workshops, conferences, where applicable;
  4. Engage in communication via writing press releases, blog entries, social media feeds, policy extractions, infographics and reports amongst other activities.
     

     Competencies

     Core Competences:

  5. Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;

Functional Competences:

IT skills:

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

Field of study: Social Sciences, Humanities, , Economics, Business, Finance, Journalism, Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, Environmental Studies, Graphic Design and related fields

Language skills:

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