Internship

Sustainable Finance Analytics & Strategy intern - HOME-BASED

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Home-based
Internship
UNDP26 May 2026
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Formality Risk: Low
  • Short Posting Period (7d): Only 7 days between posting and deadline. UN vacancies typically allow 2–4 weeks. Very short windows can indicate the hiring decision is already made.

Eligibility:

Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

  1. Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
  2. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
  3. Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;
  4. Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Education:

Field of study required: international development, sustainability, finance, business, economics, political affairs, sustainable finance, or any related field.

Experience:

  • At least 1 year of relevant experience in sustainable finance, public policy, development finance, or related research through either academic coursework/research and/or professional experience is highly required.  
  • Experience in research and data analysis (quantitative and qualitative), including collecting, cleaning, synthesizing, and interpreting datasets to generate actionable insights is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with sustainable finance concepts and instruments is highly desired.
  • Experience in writing peer-reviewed reports, academic papers or thought pieces is highly desired.

IT skills:

  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite of products is required
  • Familiar with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, R, etc.) is desired.

Language skills:

  • Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Main Internship Conditions

  • More information about internship can be found here: https://popp.undp.org/policy-page/internship [link removed]
  • Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan
  • UNDP accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship
  • Interns may be given a stipend according to UNDP Internship Policy: the stipend is to help cover basic daily expenses related to the internship, such as meals and transportation at the duty station
  • Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.
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