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UNCDF General Call for Digital Finance Internships – 2019-2020 | |
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Location : | Multiple Locations - Asia |
Application Deadline : | 31-Dec-20 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Type of Contract : | Internship |
Post Level : | Intern |
Languages Required : | English |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 01-Dec-2019 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | Initial three months, extendable up to 6 months |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | Maybe extend to a total of 6 months based on organization need and mutual agreement |
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. |
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IMPORTANT NOTE: General Call for 2019-2020 Internship Applications: This is a general call for internships throughout 2019-2020. We accept applications from interested and qualified applicants, on an ongoing basis for these Digital Finance Internships at Multiple locations in Asia. Interested Candidates can apply at any time indicating the timeframe of their availability in the internship form. However, only those candidates selected for interviews/further assessment by hiring managers will be contacted on ongoing basis. Backkground: UNCDF is the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 47 least developed countries and engaging in some of the key emerging markets. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development. UNCDF’s financing models work through two channels: financial inclusion that expands the opportunities for individuals, households, and small businesses to participate in the local economy, providing them with the tools they need to climb out of poverty and manage their financial lives; and by showing how localized investments — through fiscal decentralization, innovative municipal finance, and structured project finance — can drive public and private funding that underpins local economic expansion and sustainable development. By strengthening how finance works for poor people at the household, small enterprise, and local infrastructure levels, UNCDF contributes to Sustainable Development Goal # 1 on eradicating poverty and SDG 17 on the means of implementation. By identifying those market segments where innovative financing models can have transformational impact in helping to reach the last mile and address exclusion and inequalities of access, UNCDF contributes to a number of different SDGs. Digital Finance: UNCDF manages several initiatives related to digital financial services (DFS) to address the opportunities and challenges of implementing DFS[1] in the developing world, with a focus on the Least Developed Countries in Africa and Asia and the Pacific regions. UNCDF also engages with the large emerging markets globally to foster the digitization of payments. Our aim is to build an inclusive digital economy with the digital financial ecosystem as the starting point. An inclusive digital financial ecosystem is one that offers a wide range of DFS provided responsibly, and at reasonable cost, by sustainable institutions in a well-regulated environment. UNCDF provides a mix of policy, technical financial support to a range of government and private sector actors in each country, as well as investing in research and other public goods that benefit all market actors. By supporting the development of DFS in these countries, UNCDF works to increase the financial security and participation in the economy of low income and rural households through access to appropriate, affordable and secure means to receive, manage, spend and save money. UNCDF is also working with the greater UN system to investigate the applications of digital finance at the individual, company, sector, national and global level to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The purpose is to inform the UN system as well as UNCDF’s new strategy to focus its financial inclusion work more toward the SDGs. UNCDF is looking for qualified interns all year-around to support its different activities related to the following functional areas:
These internships offer a unique opportunity to engage in digital finance, impact investment and to have exposure to leaders in the industry. [1] DFS refers to a range of formal financial services accessible via digital channels such as mobile money and agency banking, as opposed to traditional financial services accessed through physically visited at a bank branch
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Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the UNCDF Technical Specialist(s) - Digital Finance and Innovation, the key results expected from Digital Finance interns are:
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IMPORTANT NOTE: General Call for 2019-2020 Internship Applications: This is a general call for internships throughout 2019-2020. We accept applications from interested and qualified applicants, on an ongoing basis for these Digital Finance Internships at Multiple locations in Asia. Interested Candidates can apply at any time indicating the timeframe of their availability in the internship form. However, only those candidates selected for interviews /further assessment by hiring managers will be contacted on ongoing basis. 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. If you are experiencing difficulties with online job applications, please contact jobs@undp.org
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