Pay and conditions
Salary
Unpaid
Hardship
B
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Job Description
Supports UNEP's Biodiversity Finance Working Group to strengthen its strategy for mobilising and deploying public, private and blended finance for global and national biodiversity objectives. The internship combines research on nature-and-finance metrics with concise knowledge products, coordination of working-group operations and engagement with internal and external partners.
Key Details
Department
Biodiversity Finance Working Group
Position Details
Experience level
Student
Minimum experience
No prior experience required
Employment type
Internship
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
Bachelor's degree
Contract duration
6 months
Work hours
Five days per week (35–40 hours)
Language Requirements
Required
English
Summary of Responsibilities
- Research nature- and finance-related themes, including metrics, indicators and data
- Monitor academic publications and turn them into digestible highlights for the working group
- Draft targeted presentations, briefing notes and speaking points from working-group findings
- Coordinate operations through meeting schedules, shared documentation, intranet maintenance and meeting minutes
- Liaise with in-house and external partners as requested
- Attend relevant UNEP meetings, trainings and conferences in Geneva
Role Requirements
- Be enrolled in a graduate programme, in the final academic year of a first university degree, or have graduated with a university degree
- Have a field of study closely related to the internship
- Demonstrate research and analysis skills
- Fluency in English
Desired Criteria
- Experience with AI tools or technologies
- Academic or practical experience in data compilation, analysis, dissemination, visualisation or mapping of numeric analysis
Skills
Additional Information
- Interns are responsible for travel, visa, accommodation and living expenses
- Official source conflict: structured listing names Nairobi while Work Location states Geneva, Switzerland
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNEP Careers, on 24 Aug 2026.