Background

Biodiversity brings enormous bene?ts to humankind through provisioning of goods and services with raw materials for consumption and production, livelihoods to local communities, forest dwellers, farmers, and ?shers. Biodiversity underpins all economic activity, presently worth an estimated US$125 trillion. However, the understanding about the signi?cance of biodiversity and the issues related to its conservation and management are not adequately understood by a large section of society. 

The Government of India enacted the Biological Diversity (BD) Act in 2002; noti?ed the Biodiversity Rules in 2004 and formulated the guidelines for Access and Bene?t Sharing (ABS) of biological resources in 2014. This legal framework has served well to achieve the goals of conservation of biodiversity, sustainable utilization of biodiversity and fair and equitable sharing. Nevertheless, the understanding of this legal framework and issues related to its implementation have not been completely understood by many stakeholders. 

In order to e?ectively address these issues this webinar series has been designed to bring in leading experts and practitioners to share their professional expertise and respond to various Q & A. Based on the experience, the webinar series will be expanded in both content and coverage.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist in organizing and developing detailed reports of the thematic webinars.
  • Assist in the preparation of for various invitations being sent out for the webinar.
  • Assist in circulating information about the webinar series across various social media platforms and assist in resolving any queries about the webinar series from the participants.
  • Any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor/mentors within UNDP/NBA. Ministry Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change

 

Competencies

  • Strong sense of collaborative work, excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Keen attention to detail;
  • Excellent analytical and research skills;
  • Is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda;
  • Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position

Required Skills and Experience

Education: 

  • Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet following requirement:   
  • Candidate should be from commerce stream (+2)
  • And must be pursuing/completed B.A, Economics (Hons.)

Skills: 

  • Experience in research and analysis 
  • Knowledge of Surveys.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Good command in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as handling web-based applications.  

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in English.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE/ HOW TO APPLY:

THE APPLICATION SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
The completed “Internship Intern Form” available on the UNDP India website at Internship Intern Form should be completed along with the CV in English;

Please group the above two documents into one (1) single PDF document and upload document.

 

Candidates who are selected must submit the following documents, upon selection:

  • Official letter from the University confirming enrollment in their undergraduate or graduate-level degree programme;
  • Proof of medical and life/accident insurance valid for the location in which the internship will be carried out. Selected intern must have medical and life insurance.

Kindly note, UNDP only accepts interns for a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 6 months.

Working arrangements:

Interns may be given a stipend according to UNDP Internship Policy, if it is not financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, government foundation or scholarship programme. A stipend intended to help cover basic daily expenses related to the internship, such as meals and transportation at the duty station. The stipend will be paid on a monthly basis and part-time internship arrangements are prorated accordingly.
?Interns are responsible for securing adequate medical insurance for the duration of the internship. UNDP accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship. Interns must provide proof of enrollment in health insurance plan.

  • Interns are expected to work full time, but flexibility is allowed for education programmes. 
  • The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed.
  • Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UNDP during the period of the internship. 
  • Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity. 
  • The purpose of the internship is not to lead to further employment with UNDP, but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.  The intern will be evaluated at the end of the internship.

 

  • IMPORTANT: Family relationships are required to be disclosed in order to avoid real or perceived family influence or conflict of interest, within UNDP. If the candidate/ hiring manager has not disclosed that he/she was related to an individual employed by UNDP in whatever contractual modality and irrespective of the nature of the family relationship, this may constitute a basis for withdrawing the offer of internship or, if the internship has started, to terminate it without notice or indemnity.  

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  • 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 be required to undergo rigorous reference and background checks.