UNEP Intern Faith for Earth Coalition Jobs in Kenya
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
UNEP, in 2017 launched the global Faith for Earth Coalition to strategically engage with faith-based organizations with a mission to “To Encourage, Empower and Engage with Faith-Based Organizations as partners, at all levels, toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and fulfilling Agenda 2030.”
In doing so, UNEP is engaging with faith-based organizations to realize an impact on local communities’ sustainable livelihoods based on common spiritual values. The Strategy focuses on mobilizing faith communities and faith-based investments in supporting SDGs implementation while greening their assets and providing the needed knowledge for effective messages of faith leaders with decision makers and the public.
The three overarching goals of the strategy relate to 1) Leadership for policy impact; 2) Green Faith-Based Financing to achieve the SDGs; and 3) Knowledge-based decision support system.
This internship is located in the Faith for Earth Coalition, the Law Division, UNEP. The Intern reports to the Principal Coordinator of the Coalition.
The Intern will support the team in a number of research-based, communication, networking and administrative tasks to implement the Faith for Earth Coalition programme.
This will include:
Assist in implementing the Faith for Earth Strategy by supporting the Principal Coordinator and the Team in the research of linkages between faith and environment conservation.
Support the Team by researching and tabulating different approaches by faith organizations on the wide spectrum on environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity protection, pollution, ecosystem restoration and sustainable consumption and production.
Support the activities of the Coalition in organizing, facilitating, and recording meetings’ discussions.
Assist in the preparation of global webinars and events.
Assist in the production of content for use on the social media, website, newsletter, and other communications channels promoting and inspiring actions by faith believers to conserve the environment.
Assist in the day-to-day management of the social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram) in particular in the context of UNEP’s communication campaigns.
Support in connecting and communicating with faith-based environmental organizations.
Support in the writing of different progress reports and articles on linkages between faith, values and beliefs and the environment.
Qualifications/special skills
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
Preferred area of study: A degree programme in environmental studies, communications, media studies, international relations or journalism and other social sciences, including sociology, theology, political science, as well as in the areas of information and knowledge management, or related fields.
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.
Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
Ability to draft news articles and/or social media posts in desirable.
Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship. Knowledge of an additional official UN language is desirable. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UNEP Intern Faith for Earth Coalition Jobs in Kenya
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