Apply for the Home based Research and Partnerships Internship at UNDP (monthly stipend available)

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Closing Date: 10 November 2024

Apply for the Home based Research and Partnerships Internship at UNDP (monthly stipend available)

Background

Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (ICPSD) is one of the UNDP’s six Global Policy Centers. ICPSD supports the private sector and foundations to become transformative partners in development through research, advocacy, facilitation of public-private dialogue and brokering partnerships. ICPSD leads UNDP’s global work on private sector and foundations and supports UNDP’s offices all around the world.

ICPSD offers internship opportunities for outstanding graduate-level students. The Research and Partnerships internship programme provides direct exposure to ICPSD’s work as a center of excellence for the private sector’s role in development and inclusive markets. The programme is designed to provide support to ICPSD’s applied research and policy advisory services as well as to complement the interns’ practical experience in various issues related to private sector engagement, human capital development, impact investing in the achievement of SDGs and other topics of international development.

This assignment is part of UNDP ICPSD’s Skills Development portfolio. ICPSD offers evidence-based knowledge, advisory, and partnership services supporting the expansion of job and livelihood opportunities for the disadvantaged groups through increased engagement of the private sector in skills development. The center analyzes successful cases of private sector-led or public-private partnership skills development initiatives. ICPSD provides advisory services on the private sector engagement in skills development for employment with general and sectoral toolkits.

The objective of the Research Internship is to provide the intern with the opportunity to conduct research on topics such as entrepreneurship, skills development, digital transformation, and other issues related to sustainable development. In particular, the intern will contribute to data collection, analysis, report writing, proofreading and other tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties that the Research and Partnerships intern will be expected to carry out are:

Conduct quantitative and qualitative research on private sectors role in achieving the sustainable development goals;
Provide research, writing and editing support on issues related to the role of the private sector in skills development;
Supports the creation and maintenance of partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders;

Assist the organization of conferences, workshops or other events;
Contribute to designing and implementation of initiatives, projects or programmes;
Prepare relevant communications materials (speeches, brochures, success stories, social media materials etc.);

Collaborate on the development and execution of online content (images, infographics, videos, blogs etc.) and campaigns delivered across various social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
Provide basic administrative support on an as-needed basis;

Note that the research internship will be 100% home-based and no travel to the duty station (Istanbul, Türkiye) is required.*

Competencies

Technical/Functional Competencies:

Excellent writing skills, as well as strong analytical aptitude and strong communication skills;
Ability to manage workload with minimum supervision and collaborate with a wide range of colleagues while meeting deadlines;

Excellent interpersonal skills: being able to listen and collaborate with a wide range of players, being able to work independently, being pro-active and taking initiative;
Be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
Computer proficiency: MS Office

Personal Competencies:

Commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
Sensitivity to cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age differences;

Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Applicants must – at the time of application – meet one of the following requirements:

be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (Bachelor Degree)
be enrolled in a second university degree programme (Master Degree)
have graduated with a university degree in fields such as economics, finance, business administration, international relations, public administration or similar and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.

Language Requirements: