The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual’s background; the intern’s assigned office as well as the internship period.

Under the general supervision of the Branch Coordinator, reporting to the Programme Management Officer the intern will:

– Assist in planning and implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation projects, in particular supporting the Flagship programme [RISE UP]: Resilient Settlement for the Urban Poor; Promoting Low-Emission Development Strategies, and the Cities and Climate Change Initiative.

– Research on contemporary topics related to cities, climate change and sustainable urbanization, with a view to support production of normative publications and review UN-Habitat outputs with a view to extract and capture relevant knowledge and experiences.

– Support the planning, preparation, and delivery of outreach and other public events, assist in communications and social media presence.

– Support drafting of material and stories for the team.

– Support tasks relevant to candidate and the Team, as jointly determined.

Learn more and apply here.