Climate-Health Nexus Intern Vacancy at UNDP: You must have excellent communication skills
Climate-Health Nexus Intern Vacancy at UNDP: You must have excellent communication skills
The assignment will focus on providing inputs to strengthening the development, management and implementation of UNDP Viet Nam’s climate-health nexus portfolio. Specifically, the intern will be expected to support implementation of the following two projects:
- Telehealth to improve access of healthcare services for disadvantaged groups in Viet Nam
- Strengthening Viet Nam’s One Health Implementation at the Nexus of Climate Change, Environment and Biodiversity (if this project is awarded)
Climate-Health Nexus Intern Vacancy at UNDP: You must have excellent communication skills
Overview of UNDP Viet Nam’s Climate Change & Environment Unit
The UNDP Viet Nam Climate Change & Environment (CCE) unit covers the following areas of work:
- low-carbon development and green growth, including sustainable production and consumption patterns;
- renewable energy and energy efficiency, especially in the (sub-)sectors of transportation, construction, chemical fertilizers, pulp and paper, and low-carbon bus public transportation;
- reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD);
- adaptation and resilience to the impacts of climate change and disasters;
- natural resources and biodiversity conservation;
- health digitalization focusing on the telehealth, one health nexus climate change, environment in the health sector; and
- environmental protection.
Competences
- Willing to learn new things
- Have positive attitudes, enthusiasm, honest and interested in working as a team
- Responds positively to feedback and differing points of view
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
- Independent and well-organized with good communication skills
- Able to work under pressure and handle multi-tasks
Required Skills and Experience
Education
The intern at the time of application must meet one of the following conditions:
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme or higher) in public health, environmental health, health science, One Health, or a related field;
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in public health, environmental health, health science, One Health, or a related field;
- Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation;
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship programme and undertake the internship as part of this programme
Relevant Professional Experience
- At least one year of experience in program/project development and monitoring and evaluation, preferably in a developing country and/or in the Asian region;
- Good knowledge and understanding of climate and health issues globally and preferably in the Asian region;
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in an international environment;
- Good organizational and analytical skills, initiative, and sound judgment; ability to work with minimum supervision;
- Good computer skills
DEADLINE: 20 September 2023
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