GIZ is recruiting for a Climate Finance Intern (€2,205.04 monthly stipend): Apply Now

Ednah Carrick June 27, 2025

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Closing Date: 9 July 2025

GIZ is recruiting for a Climate Finance Intern (€2,205.04 monthly stipend): Apply Now

Overview

A better life for everyone and meaningful work for its employees – that’s GIZ model for success. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German Federal Government company, has been supporting the global implementation of development policy goals. Together with partner organizations in 120 countries, GIZ is involved in a wide variety of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you’ve come to the right place.

Area of activity

The project “Transformative Climate Finance – Shifting Financial Flows and Private Sector Mobilisation” in the Socio-Ecological Economic Transformation and Financial Systems Development cluster advises the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) on climate finance issues, particularly on mobilizing private capital to achieve international climate goals. In this context, the promotion of sustainable finance plays a particularly relevant role in the project. The project also includes technical and strategic advice to the Federal Foreign Office (AA) on climate finance issues, particularly as a bridge-builder between UNFCCC negotiation processes and concrete measures in partner countries.

It thus contributes to the operationalization of Article 2.1c and the $100 billion target (Article 9) of the Paris Agreement (PA). In addition to providing technical and strategic advice to the Federal Ministry for Education, Research and Culture (BMK) and the Federal Foreign Office (AA) at the German, EU, and international levels, the project is developing pilot activities in partner countries (e.g., Vietnam and Colombia) to strengthen the position of private capital in the UN climate negotiations. To achieve this goal, the project collaborates with partner countries, international organizations, scientific institutes, and networks of public and private stakeholders.

Your tasks

As part of your GIZ internship in the project “Transformative Climate Finance – Shifting Financial Flows and Private Sector Mobilization,” you will take on specific tasks under supervision.

These include:

You will work conceptually in the field of climate finance and sustainable finance and conduct independent research
You support in the preparation and implementation of analyses
You will support the team in processing inquiries from the BMWE and AA
You prepare presentation materials and concept papers on various topics of climate finance and sustainable finance
You will support the team in the content and logistical preparation of events, workshops and the creation of knowledge products
You will participate in meetings of the team and relevant other departments in the company as well as workshops with clients and any business trips within Germany
You support the team in knowledge management and information exchange

Climate Finance Intern Profile

From the fourth semester onwards, you will study in the field of economics, economics or a related field (e.g. public policy, international relations, sustainability, etc.).
Preferably, you have already acquired (basic) knowledge in the financial sector, sustainable finance and/or climate policy through internships or university work
You have already gained initial experience in development cooperation (e.g. through internships)
You have good organizational skills, work independently and can quickly and comprehensively familiarize yourself with new topics
Last but not least, you enjoy teamwork, have good communication skills and are proactive
You have good written and spoken German and English skills, Spanish skills are an advantage

Notes

The climate finance internship is only possible if you are currently enrolled, are enrolled in a continuing education program that includes an internship, or if you have completed your studies no more than six months ago at the start of the GIZ internship.