UNCDF Jobs - 60420- Intern, MicroLead Expansion (UNCDF)

Intern, MicroLead Expansion (UNCDF)

Advertised on behalf of

UNCDF

Location :

Yangon, MYANMAR

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

01-Jan-2016

Application Deadline :

31-Oct-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

3 to 6 Months (preference for 6 months)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Who Are We?

UNCDF is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries. It creates new opportunities for poor people and their communities by increasing access to microfinance and investment capital. UNCDF focuses on Africa and the poorest countries of Asia, with a special commitment to countries emerging from conflict or crisis. It provides seed capital – grants and loans – and technical support to help microfinance institutions reach more poor households and small businesses, and local governments finance the capital investments – water systems, feeder roads, schools, irrigation schemes – that will improve poor peoples’ lives. UNCDF programmes help to empower women, and are designed to catalyse larger capital flows from the private sector, national governments and development partners, for maximum impact toward the Millennium Development Goals.

Why Myanmar?

Myanmar society is experiencing unprecedented transition from nearly 60 years of past conflict towards a peaceful, dynamic market-oriented economy. Due to a weak infrastructure in financial sector, the inclusion of the regulated financial services is limited to a very small group of people. Most of the citizen, small and medium sized businesses find themselves hard to get access to low cost capital and efficient financing. Here in Myanmar, you would be standing with us to help with the local society achieve a sustainable development in its capital and financing market, which we believe, would benefit the meaningful transition of the society of Myanmar.

What We Are Doing?

UNCDF in collaboration with UNDP is currently running several projects to improve financial inclusion in Myanmar.

MicroLead Expansion Progarmme is a global programme active in 21 countries. In Myanmar, the outcome of the programme is to increase sustainable access to appropriate demand-driven responsible financial products and services, with a focus on saving mobilization, to more than 100,000 low-income clients, at least half of whom are women and at least half of whom reside in the rural areas.

Expanding Financial Access in Myanmar 2015-2020 (EFA), is a 25.4 million dollars national project that aims at providing support to the government in the implementation process of the Financial Inclusion Roadmap, which was proved in February and launched during Queen Maxima of the Netherlands’ visit in April 2015.

In collaboration with EFA, the regional programme Shaping Inclusive Finance Transformations in the ASEAN Region (SHIFT) is a 33.4 millions dollar regional programme conducted in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CMLV countries), where only a quarter of the population is included in the formal financial system. SHIFT aims at increasing income and employment as well as reducing vulnerability to shocks and poverty by including 6 million low-income people, especially women, micro-entrepreneurs and SMEs in the formal economy by 2020.

Duties and Responsibilities

As an Intern, you will be working alongside with the specialists, consultants, the local programme officers, etc. to provide a full scope of responsibilities:

Conduct research support to issues related to financial inclusion of Myanmar;
Provide support and facilitation to the current projects undergoing in Myanmar;
Develop case studies on several projects;
Support the UNCDF in Myanmar with administrative, promotional or communicational duties;
Provide support to other ad-hoc assignments directed by the supervisor.

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Commitment to UNCDFs vision, mission, and strategic goals;
Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty;
Excellent organizational, inter-personal, communication and administrative skills;
Able to work effectively in a team and in an international environment.

Functional Competencies:

Good research and analytical competences;
Excellent inter-personal, communication and administrative skills;
Great care and interest to public affairs, human and social welfare;
Capability to take initiatives, work in team and work independently as well;
Ability of working under pressure and within a dynamic working environment;
Strong computer skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Currently Enrolled in a Master’s programme in economics, finance, business, public administration and policy or related field of studies.

Experience:

Gained working experience, part-time or full-time, paid or voluntary, in microfinance, inclusive finance, or other related fields of work such as business development, research, advocacy, and policy development

Language:

Strong writing and speaking abilities in English;
Proficiency in Myanmar is a plus.

Conditions:

Interns are not financially remunerated by UNCDF. The costs associated with the latter must be borne by the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or by the student, who will have to obtain financing for subsistence and make his/her own arrangements for travel, accommodation, etc. Proof of medical and life/accident insurance valid for the location in which the internship will be carried out (i.e. Yangon, Myanmar);
Interns must have medical and life insurance;
The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNCDF but to complement an intern’s studies; therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship;
Please submit your Resume/CV and an application using the UNCDF Internship Application form: http://www.uncdf.org/sites/default/files/internship.doc
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