Join our dynamic team in Bonn, Germany! We’re looking for interns to support SDG engagement and outreach.
Intern, SDG Engagement and Outreach |
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Location : | Bonn, GERMANY |
Application Deadline : | 15-May-17 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Time left : | 5d 17h 43m |
Additional Category : | Management |
Type of Contract : | Internship |
Post Level : | Intern |
Languages Required : |
English |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) |
22-May-2017 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 3-6 months |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | 3-6 months |
Background |
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In September 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by UN Member States. Central to the Agenda is the set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which define a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity to be undertaken by all countries until the year 2030.
As the successor to the Millennium Development Goals, after the adoption of new Agenda, the formerly UNMC (United Nations Millennium Campaign) was extended as a special initiative of UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon mandated to support peoples’ participation in SDG implementation. The now called UN SDG Action Campaign works to build new multi-stakeholder partnerships to ensure a transparent dialogue between decision makers and their constituencies, especially the most marginalized and vulnerable populations. It works to leverage cutting-edge communication technologies, to show the human story behind development challenges and create deeper empathy and understanding between decision-makers and their people. Finally, it uses data, technology and innovation to empower people with the knowledge and tools to become actively involved in supporting their governments with SDG implementation and to continue to involve as many people as possible in the decision-making process. Responding to requests from Member States for coordinated support from the UN development system in implementing the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), under its Sustainable Development Working Group, elaborated a common approach for effective and coherent implementation support, under the acronym ‘MAPS” (Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support). As part of MAPS, the UN SDG Action Campaign has started last year to develop its own strategy for popularizing the goals, including the setup of a Global Campaign Center in Bonn (Germany) to act as a hub to inspire people’s action on the SDGs, connect and amplify stakeholder efforts, open up measures of accountability, aggregate citizen-generated data, showcase impact, share best practices, and incubate and test out innovative efforts around SDG implementation. As a part of centralizing the services and providing global support to partners the UN SDG Action Campaign is aiming to streamline online platforms, strengthen communications activities and the delivery of campaign toolkits to facilitate large scale advocacy and citizen dialogue efforts around the world. The UN SDG Action campaign is seeking to engage 2-3 interns to assist with SDG campaign outreach and engagement activities. The interns will support the preparation and delivery of tools and services to partners and UN country teams, in the areas of communications, project coordination, and development of online platforms. The interns will be based in Bonn, Germany. |
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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The specific activities assigned to each intern will be aligned with their skills and background in the areas of communications, project coordination, data visualization/management and online engagement. The duties and responsibilities will include:
1. Product and Services Development
2. Partnership Mobilization and Support
3. Communications, Media relations and outreach
4. Event Support
5. Knowledge Management
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Competencies |
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Required Skills and Experience |
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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.
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