Duty Station : NAIROBI

Under supervision by the UN Decade Coordinator, (Programme Support Role) and Communications Manager, (Communication Support Role) respectively as First Reporting Officers, the interns will support the UN Decade on Ecosystems Restoration core team in undertaking the following activities:

• Programme and Partnerships support
• Support in the establishment and management of partnerships for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (e.g. due diligence processes, developing tool kits and guidelines, partner communication channels).
• Assist with the organization of internal and external meetings and outreach events, developing necessary background materials, and report writing.
• Support the day-to-day communication and official correspondence of the UN Decade core team.
• Support the day-to-day management and regular quality control of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration’s official email [email protected]
• Support the Secretariat function for the Multi-Partner Trust Fund and related meetings.
• Coordination support to flagship activities and Advisory Board.
•  Provide administrative, project management, and information management support.
• Communication Support
• Support the day-to-day communication and official correspondence of the UN Decade core team.
• Support the day-to-day management and regular quality control of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration’s website: www.decadeonrestoration.org
• Assist with compiling and distributing the UN Decade’s monthly newsletter.
• Support the coordination of translation needs and translation capacity for UN Decade communication materials.
• Carry out other duties on a needs basis as may be required.

Qualifications/special skills

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

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) focused on Environmental Sciences, Environmental Policy, Communications and Public Relations, International Relations, Law, Development Studies or related fields.
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent).
• Have graduated with a university degree. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, master’s or Ph.D. Programme.