Posting Title: INTERN - PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT (UNEP’s Sustainable Public Procurement Team), I Job Code Title: INTERN - PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Department/ Office: United Nations Environment Programme Duty Station: PARIS Posting Period: 6 November 2014-21 November 2014 Job Opening number: 14-PGM-UNEP-38416-R- PARIS (O) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations systems designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. EaP-GREEN The objective of the “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighborhood” (EaP GREEN) Project is to assist countries in the development and implementation of sustainable public procurement policies by increasing awareness and building the capacities of policy makers and procurement managers in the EaP region. This includes the following three target countries: Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Ukraine. ASEAN +3 The formal title of the project is “Strengthening the capacities and improving the knowledge on green public procurement and ecolabelling in the ASEAN +3 region.” The ASEAN+3 region is the ASEAN region plus the countries China, Japan, and South Korea. The motivation for the project is that China, Japan, and South Korea have gained strong expertise and proven experience in creating integrated approaches, especially GPP and ecolabelling, to promote production and consumption of more sustainable products. With UNEP’s expertise and capacity-building experience, this project will seek to set up an exchange and cooperation programme that will allow transfers of knowledge and experience about GPP and ecolabelling between ASEAN+3 countries. Sustainable Public Procurement and Ecolabelling project – SPPEL Building on the valuable experience acquired on ecolabelling and SPP, UNEP will launch a joint project that will seek to combine these two instruments to achieve maximum synergies and better deliver the common goal of stimulating the demand and supply of sustainable products. The objectives of the project are to: 1) Provide capacity development and technical assistance to public and private sectors on the development of SPP policies and use of eco- labelling; 2) Assist countries in the coordinated implementation of sustainable public procurement policies and eco-labelling SPP Programme of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes (10YFP) UNEP together with various partners has launched in April 2014 the SPP Programme of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes (10YFP) which builds upon the work of the International Sustainable Public Procurement Initiative (SPPI) and the former Swiss-led Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Public Procurement (MTF on SPP). The goal of the SPP Programme is to promote the worldwide implementation of SPP through increased cooperation between key stakeholders and a better understanding of the potential benefits and impacts of SPP. The objectives of the SPP Programme are to: (i) Build the case for SPP: improve the knowledge on SPP and its effectiveness as a tool to promote greener economies and sustainable development, and; (ii) Support the implementation of SPP on the ground through increased collaboration and improved coordination between SPP stakeholders. UNEP serves as the Coordinating Office of the Initiative, and therefore manages the day-to-day business, as well as the tasks approved in the biennial work plan. The UNEP’s Sustainable Public Procurement Team internship is for 6 months. The Internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (35- 40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: a. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelors level or equivalent); c. Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation. Be computer literate in standard software applications. Have demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. Background in Sustainable Public Procurement or Sustainable Purchasing is an asset and preferred. Demonstrated interest in the environment, economies, communications, and international relations required. Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme. English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the internship, fluency in oral and written English and Russian is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. For details and to apply: careers.un.org
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