Home Based or Paris

6 months

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is accelerating the global transition to energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling. Getting the right solutions in place for sustainable cooling essential for improving the quality of life and health of people without undue impacts on the planet. The Cool Coalition is a global multi-stakeholder network that connects a wide range of key actors from government, cities, international organizations, businesses, finance, academia, and civil society groups to facilitate knowledge exchange, advocacy, and joint action towards a rapid global transition to efficient and climate-friendly cooling. The Secretariat of the Cool Coalition is hosted at UNEP. Cool Coalition members have identified the need for global status check and an overview of implemented country actions as well as an evaluation of new opportunities and how far the world is from being on track to a net zero cooling pathway. At COP28, UNEP Cool Coalition published a Global Cooling Watch report and supported UAE presidency to attract more than 70 country commitments to a Global Cooling Pledge. Since 2024, UNEP Cool Coalition, as well as its ongoing activities are dedicated to global implementation of this pledge and continuing the data analysis and tracking started under the Global Cooling Watch. The intern will work to support country engagement, governance, and needs of the Secretariat to support the Cool Coalition team in delivering its workplan.Under the supervision, guidance and mentoring of the Programme Management Officer, the Intern will be responsible for the following duties: 1. Support the Needs Assessment for the Signatories of the Global Cooling Pledge • Support the development and analysis of needs assessments related to signatory countries of the Global Cooling Pledge. • Assist in designing data collection tools, such as interview templates, to gather country-specific information. • Compile and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations and detailed country profiles. • Organize and document bilateral meetings with countries, including preparing minutes, follow-up actions, and engagement strategies. 2. Assist with Country Engagement for the Global Cooling Pledge • Support the preparation of presentations and speaking points for webinars, conferences, high-level roundtables, and virtual meetings organized by the Cool Coalition. • Participate in and summarize discussions from meetings, providing technical assistance as needed. • Develop visualizations, infographics, or dashboards to support evidence-based decision-making during country engagement. 3. Support Cooling and Climate Policy: Integration of Cooling Measures into NDCs • Assist in preparation of case studies, outreach for webinars and events focused integrating cooling into NDCs. • Regularly update and maintain materials, toolkits, and resources for countries.

Applicant must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or (b) have graduated with a university degree (as defined above). • International Relations/ Energy Policy/ Environmental Technology/Environmental Science. • Fully proficient computer skills and use of web based platforms and relevant software e.g. word processing, PowerPoint, excel, internal databases, Internet etc. • Preference may be given to Masters candidates. 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. Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.

English is one of the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in English is required for the Internship Programme. Knowledge of one of the following UN language is an advantage (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish).

Not available.

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.