UNDP Jobs - 104573- Solid Waste Management Programme Intern

Solid Waste Management Programme Intern

Location :

Amman, JORDAN

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

13-Feb-22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

Three Months

Languages Required :

Arabic 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

Achieving and maintaining a balance between economic development and environmental management and conservation is essential for the realization of the country’s poverty reduction and long-term development goals.

Jordan is a signatory to many major global environmental conventions and has started putting in place mechanisms to support their implementation. Nevertheless, being a semi-arid country with limited natural resources and a growing population, Jordan is confronted with the typical problems that arise from rapid urbanizations, industrialization and depletion of resources. Furthermore, the country is totally reliant on imports to meet its household and industrial energy requirements.

The UNDP Environment, DRR, and Climate Change programme runs a number of projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment that focus on support to the government of Jordan in relation to mitigation and adaptation to climate change, biodiversity conservation, and waste management.

The Solid Waste Management programme intern is expected to support the Environment, DRR and Climate Change programme team with specific focus on Solid Waste Management programme. He/She will provide all necessary technical and administrative support and will support effective delivery of the activities within the SWM programme by supporting day-to-day projects’ implementation consistent with UNDP rules and regulations.

The objective of this assignment/internship opportunity is to increase youth participation and engagement in the implementation of environmental interventions namely in SWM and contribute to address the challenges in that evolving sector.

This opportunity is provided by UNDP for youth to voice their ideas and serve their communities in the SWM sector.

Setting and Reporting

The Solid Waste Management programme intern will work under the overall supervision of the Environment Program Analyst and in close collaboration with the Solid Waste Management Projects Coordination Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties of Intern

Support in delivering the SWM programme outcomes and activities
Identification of sources of information related to SWM policy-driven issues.
Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to SWM programme goals.
Conduct research in the SWM areas and explore opportunities and innovative solutions for recycling/upcycling activities and document and share the findings of such research with the SWM project manager for better scaling up.
Assist in the coordination of outreach activities
Support and assist in the logistics preparation of training sessions, events, workshops, meetings, and other activities pertaining to programme work.
Take accurate minutes of meetings
Maintain computer and manual filing systems
Produce and distribute correspondence memos, letters, and forms as needed.
Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports.

Support other/ad hoc activities as seen relevant and needed.
Carry out administrative tasks as requested

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Accountability
Creative Problem Solving
Effective Communication
Inclusive Collaboration

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge and a proficient user of Microsoft Office productivity tools.
Online navigation.
Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in Arabic and English are required; ability to write clearly and concisely.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering, Waste Management, chemistry, or any other relevant field.

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

Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
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;
Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

Language requirements:

Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English and Arabic are required.
Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Duration of Internship Programme and Working Hours

Internship assignments vary in length according to the academic requirements of the intern, as well as the needs of UNDP. Assignments normally last a minimum of six weeks and a maximum of Six months. An internship may last up to nine months if the intern can demonstrate that it will award them an educational credit for a course.
Internship assignments completed as part of national service obligations or a postgraduate professional traineeship program may last up to 12 months.
This Internship is available on full-time basis, five days a week from Sunday to Thursday.

Stipend

Where an intern 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, must be paid by the receiving office.
The monthly amount of the stipend will be determined for each duty station based on the stipend rates published yearly by the OHR Policy and Compensation Unit. The stipend will be paid on a monthly basis and part-time internship arrangements are prorated accordingly.
Where an intern is financially supported by an institution, government or third party, UNDP will, subject to the rules of such institution, government or third party, pay the intern the difference, if any, between the external financial support provided and the applicable UNDP stipend.
No other payments of any kind will be made to an intern by the office in connection with an internship agreement.